A really sad story all round if it turns out to be true.
The little girl will probaly suffer in years to come bcause of this, not physically, but mentally.
The problem is, with somebody like that, clearly something has gone very wrong with his wiring, for whatever reason. At the end of it all, we are just masses of complex wiring, which is what makes us who we are. In this tragic case, one human being is screwed up, resulting in another that is probably going to be.
While my instant reaction is also to want revenge for the little girl, my guess would be that (currently at least) she has no sentiments either way. I'm sure her mother probably does, but ultimately if any form of physical punishment was inflicted on the man the only thing that will have happened is that those around him will have lowered themselves a few notches morally, albeit with the right intentions.
Its a dilemma though, you could say the dilemma for modern society. We shouldnt kill people like him as we have decided that taking a life is morally wrong (and rightly so), most societies that work well dont follow the eye for an eye mentality, and on the whole are the better for it.
Torture or permanent disfugurment would be even worse morally than killing him so we are left with option C, lock him up so he is no longer a danger to society. Sadly this costs money and resources, but personally its the best option of a bad bunch imo.
The little girl will probaly suffer in years to come bcause of this, not physically, but mentally.
The problem is, with somebody like that, clearly something has gone very wrong with his wiring, for whatever reason. At the end of it all, we are just masses of complex wiring, which is what makes us who we are. In this tragic case, one human being is screwed up, resulting in another that is probably going to be.
While my instant reaction is also to want revenge for the little girl, my guess would be that (currently at least) she has no sentiments either way. I'm sure her mother probably does, but ultimately if any form of physical punishment was inflicted on the man the only thing that will have happened is that those around him will have lowered themselves a few notches morally, albeit with the right intentions.
Its a dilemma though, you could say the dilemma for modern society. We shouldnt kill people like him as we have decided that taking a life is morally wrong (and rightly so), most societies that work well dont follow the eye for an eye mentality, and on the whole are the better for it.
Torture or permanent disfugurment would be even worse morally than killing him so we are left with option C, lock him up so he is no longer a danger to society. Sadly this costs money and resources, but personally its the best option of a bad bunch imo.