Bombay bombers brought to justice

As you probably already know by now, the trio of Hanif Sayed, Fahmeeda Sayed and Ashrat Ansari have been given the death penalty for carrying out the 2003 Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar bombings.

Something makes me feel this punishment is not going to serve as a deterrent - which is what punishments are all about, isn't it? Terrorists don't think of consequences, do they? I've been following the debate about the efficacy of capital punishment. See this Wikipedia article for starters. Feel free to leave comments on this issue ...

Anyway, apparently, the trio are planning to file an appeal in the higher courts against this verdict. Now, I sincerely hope that doesn't happen. The courts have noted the voluntary confessions by the convicted. This seems like an open and shut case. I wonder when we'll see a terrorist executed in India. For the record, 10 more accused in the case are still absconding ....

For those who don't remember, 25th Aug 2003 was the day when the Gateway of India became the door to hell ... See this Google News Archive of that day to relive the horror ...