It is for the victims to forgive - it is society's
job to punish these young evildoers to the maximum without any hint of any
excuse being listened to! There are NO excuses possible.
The heaviest deterrent sentences ever seen MUST be imposed and the law changed, not merely to raise the level of sentences but to have a mandatory minimum sentence.
In this silly age wherein few serve anything like their full tally - I cannot see anything less than 15 years being acceptable. Intent should carry ten - and the maximum should be life.
Isaiah 13:11 (ASV). "And I will punish the world for [their] evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible."
Mankind has been taxed with the job of punishing crime. God, however, punishes sin. For crimes of this nature it is NEVER society's duty to forgive. They have not been told to do so.
We must however, pray that these evil ones will not be punished both for the crime AND the sin. God's punishment will be more terrible. Let them repent. Let us tell them to - that is the duty of believers.
Nobody can forgive sins on behalf of others!
Isaiah 13:11 (ASV). "And I will punish the world for [their] evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible."
Mankind has been taxed with the job of punishing crime. God, however, punishes sin. For crimes of this nature it is NEVER society's duty to forgive. They have not been told to do so.
We must however, pray that these evil ones will not be punished both for the crime AND the sin. God's punishment will be more terrible. Let them repent. Let us tell them to - that is the duty of believers.
Nobody can forgive sins on behalf of others!
