[Hardz]

Okay, so this guy killed 77 people. You would expect him to get life in prison right? No, he gets 21 years.

"The 33-year-old terrorist detonated a bomb in the center of the capital, Oslo, and went on a shooting spree at the governing Labor Party’s annual youth camp on Utoya Island on July 22, 2011. Eight people died in Oslo and 69, mostly teenagers, were killed on the island."

That's not even the worst part! He then is rewarded a luxury cell which is better than some houses! What is this world coming to? *sigh*



What's your opinion on this? I think he should serve life and be kept in a dirty, shared cell just like everyone else. Source.

[The High Roller]

Luxury cell? Why would there be a luxury cell in the first place.
Maybe he is the first one to kill 77 people so he was rewarded this!
This made me flip, thanks for this interesting share Hardz.

[Hardz]

Luxury cell? Why would there be a luxury cell in the first place.
Maybe he is the first one to kill 77 people so he was rewarded this!
This made me flip, thanks for this interesting share Hardz.

Yeah, the main reason is because he killed 77 KIDS and therefore other prison inmates will want to kill / rape / beat him and no doubt he'll be tortured.

That's still no reason whatsoever to give him a luxury sell. This man is lucky the death sentence isn't still around or he'd be able to experience it.

[Frankie]

This is purely crazy. He deserves to sleep on a dirt floor in dark cellar. Or better yet have him killed the same way he killed all those people. It is not right that he is rewarded for taking the lives of some.

[Hardz]

Yeah - just thinking about it really makes me mad. Plenty of people out here who actually deserve to live in a place like that.

[Dismas]

Actually, Norway's criminal deterrence system is quite interesting. Growing up in the United States or Europe, we're used to deterring criminals through punishment.
In Norway, however, they deter crime through rehabilitation. Ironically, they have a significantly lower prisoner-citizen ratio.

Watch this video here.

I actually like the idea, it seems a bit utopian - but it has worked for them.

[Hardz]

Actually, Norway's criminal deterrence system is quite interesting. Growing up in the United States or Europe, we're used to deterring criminals through punishment.
In Norway, however, they deter crime through rehabilitation. Ironically, they have a significantly lower prisoner-citizen ratio.

Watch this video here.

I actually like the idea, it seems a bit utopian - but it has worked for them.

I think it'd work for people who have done minor crimes, but killing 77? He shouldn't ever be allowed to come back in the real world.

[Dismas]

Actually, Norway's criminal deterrence system is quite interesting. Growing up in the United States or Europe, we're used to deterring criminals through punishment.
In Norway, however, they deter crime through rehabilitation. Ironically, they have a significantly lower prisoner-citizen ratio.

Watch this video here.

I actually like the idea, it seems a bit utopian - but it has worked for them.

I think it'd work for people who have done minor crimes, but killing 77? He shouldn't ever be allowed to come back in the real world.

They can't bring back any of those people by giving him the death penalty or making him suffer the rest of his life.
The goal shouldn't be to make him suffer, it should be to make him fit in with society again.
Killers normally have mental illnesses that aren't easily treated. A sane person doesn't just kill 77 people.

I don't see why people should be kept in prison if they are no longer a threat to society.
However, the real question is - will he do it again once he gets out?

[Hardz]

Actually, Norway's criminal deterrence system is quite interesting. Growing up in the United States or Europe, we're used to deterring criminals through punishment.
In Norway, however, they deter crime through rehabilitation. Ironically, they have a significantly lower prisoner-citizen ratio.

Watch this video here.

I actually like the idea, it seems a bit utopian - but it has worked for them.

I think it'd work for people who have done minor crimes, but killing 77? He shouldn't ever be allowed to come back in the real world.

They can't bring back any of those people by giving him the death penalty or making him suffer the rest of his life.
The goal shouldn't be to make him suffer, it should be to make him fit in with society again.
Killers normally have mental illnesses that aren't easily treated. A sane person doesn't just kill 77 people.

I don't see why people should be kept in prison if they are no longer a threat to society.
However, the real question is - will he do it again once he gets out?

Actually, he was found to be sane. Refer here.

I've also found out that he was given the maximum sentence possible in Norway - so technically he can't get more than 21 years.

"He insisted he was sane and refused to plead guilty, saying last year's attacks were necessary to stop the "Islamisation" of Norway."

Pretty interesting to say the least.

[Dismas]

Actually, Norway's criminal deterrence system is quite interesting. Growing up in the United States or Europe, we're used to deterring criminals through punishment.
In Norway, however, they deter crime through rehabilitation. Ironically, they have a significantly lower prisoner-citizen ratio.

Watch this video here.

I actually like the idea, it seems a bit utopian - but it has worked for them.

I think it'd work for people who have done minor crimes, but killing 77? He shouldn't ever be allowed to come back in the real world.

They can't bring back any of those people by giving him the death penalty or making him suffer the rest of his life.
The goal shouldn't be to make him suffer, it should be to make him fit in with society again.
Killers normally have mental illnesses that aren't easily treated. A sane person doesn't just kill 77 people.

I don't see why people should be kept in prison if they are no longer a threat to society.
However, the real question is - will he do it again once he gets out?

Actually, he was found to be sane. Refer here.

I've also found out that he was given the maximum sentence possible in Norway - so technically he can't get more than 21 years.

"He insisted he was sane and refused to plead guilty, saying last year's attacks were necessary to stop the "Islamisation" of Norway."

Pretty interesting to say the least.

It's written on paper that he's sane, however your source also states that "prosecutors had called for him to be considered insane."