Cowardice

Over on The Edge, Iain Murray mentions the killings in Maryland. One of the comments is to the effect that whoever is carrying out these shootings is a coward.

Well, I disagree. Evil, verminous, wrong. Yes, I would use those words certainly. But cowardly? I don't think so. The penalties (whether death or life imprisonment) are severe. The chances are that he won't even get that far.

It is interesting that we always seek to belittle the courage of our enemies. The same applies to their sexual prowess - Hitler has only got one ball and all that. I have no problem in stating that many IRA men are extremely brave. Just wrong that's all.