In an editorial in the Sunday Mail Baidura Ahmad addressed...

In an editorial in the Sunday Mail Baidura Ahmad addressed the rising debate in the country regarding implementation of the death penalty for child rapists. "No humane government finds it pleasant to mete out the death penalty but given the increasingly horrific nature of the crime, coupled with overwhelming public opinion to carry out the sentence, a government may just have to make that controversial decision. Controversial because not everyone believes that the death sentence deters the heinous crimes that such a harsh punishment seeks to do. Studies worldwide have failed to connect the death penalty with a reduced crime rate. The US, with the developed world's largest Death Row population and highest execution rate, also claims some of the highest rates of homicide, robbery and rape."