Monday, May 11, 2009
necessary risk
Kasab's lawyer is taking a necessary risk. His brave and gallant actions are helping to enhance both democracy and civil society. Without people like him such entities would not exist. Kasab might be an evil terrorist however even evil terrorists deserve a fair and honest trial. I was aware of that as well.
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Democracy is enhanced by institutions and weakened by arbitrary acts. Kasab's actions were an attack on a system he does not like and wants to change to his system. However if the rest of us want to preserve these systems because they are good, we should not react to Kasab but let our institutions handle it. Defending a fiend is not a popular act. Hence Kasab's lawyer is taking on an unpopular job because he believes in the institutions that stand behind the system the lawyer likes.
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