Comments on: Microblog 2008-11-30 https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/microblog-2008-11-30/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: DAV https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/microblog-2008-11-30/comment-page-1/#comment-35769 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:28:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7934#comment-35769 “But at least we’d either have dead terrorist or terrified terrorist. I’ll gladly give up a few civil rights in the mean time.”

So, the best way to deal with terrorists is to let them win?

It’s hard to deter someone willing to die while committing a terrorist act. It would seem to me the best strategy is to show that terrorism is pointless.

The Romans used public crucifixion as punishment for various offenses — possibly the most excruciating way to die yet the Romans never seemed to run out of candidates. For example, it didn’t stop Spartacus from leading the Third Servile War against Rome long after crucifixion became a common punishment. If crucifixion didn’t eradicate Roman crimes what can any AG do to provide better deterrence?

Ben Franklin was right.

]]> By: Todd Rogers https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/microblog-2008-11-30/comment-page-1/#comment-35749 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:04:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7934#comment-35749 On terrorist tactics: We could always hire an AG (among other top law enforcement professionals) who are so good at their jobs that terrorist would thing twice about using such tactics. I think many would be quick to use terms such as facist and to be sure, groups such as they ACLU would love to make all kinds of dough filing suits. But at least we’d either have dead terrorist or terrified terrorist. I’ll gladly give up a few civil rights in the mean time.

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