The Death Penalty

If you are a movies fanatic as I am, you may have tripped over yourself a couple of times thinking that the world is as black and white as it is in the movies. Certain things are labelled as black or white very very simply in movies, like the death penalty...definately a black! I tripped over myself in that very same topic. If you asked me do I believe in the death penalty, I would immediately say NO without a seconds' thought because it's just black...not sure why it is, but it just is! At least it WAS till a bunch of young men were sentenced to death for an inhumane crime recently. These men kidnapped a woman from her home in the middle of the night, took her into the fields, and proceeded with raping her one after the other till the morning. This woman had just had a Caserian done, and was raped by these men just because they wanted to punish her husband...I know what alot of you are thinking, would raping a woman really deserve a death sentence? Well, let me tell you why I was so relieved by the court's decision to put these men to death. Firstly, this crime happened here in Egypt, a place known for the safety of its streets (when compared to other places such as New York), where you could walk at 3am and not be afraid. Secondly, harrassment crimes have started rising here with noone putting a strong stop to it since very few women here would have the courage to go report such crimes. If they reported it, they would subject themselves to the glares of their own families, the possible harrassment in the police station, and the total shame of having lost their virginity before marriage. So, the idea that harrassing or raping a woman being seen by men here as something they can get away with would've been a disastor. An example had to be made of these men who so aggressively raped this woman and had the nerve to say "you're killing us over a woman!" Thirdly, again, men here seem to believe that the law is in their favor and that women are not regarded as equal members of the society, giving them the impression that they are above the law. The death penalty in this particular case with these particular circumstances was the right thing to do.