Team Whoever-Killed-Akku-Yadav

While reading Half the Sky, I felt myself rooting for the women in the town, wishing that they exact their revenge by death even before that conclusion was reached. A firm believer in the death penalty, according to a study done by Bryn Mawr College, approximately 1 in 25 people in the United States are sociopaths. Now what is a sociopath you ask? A sociopath is someone who does not regret their actions, no matter how reprehensible the common people find them. Often times when people think of sociopaths, serial killers and rapists come to mind. However, they can be anyone from your neighbor to the guy selling you carpet. It is clear through Akku Yadav's actions that he is, in fact, a sociopath. Even if there were a system in place for exacting justice by putting him in jail, he would not learn his lesson whatsoever, and most likely seek violent revenge after his inevitable release. Sociopaths regret nothing and often neglect to see the problems with their actions. Prison does nothing to change their frame of mind and many can even withstand isolation extremely well. If people are able to learn from their mistakes, then by all means put them in jail. Almost no prison systems in the world can boast positive stats concerning relapses, or even report a change in the demeanor of the person jailed. In that case, what other recourse is there other than death. It was absolutely certain that Akku Yadav had did these awful things to the women and men of Kasturba Nagar and considering his blatancy in threatening Usha Narayane, he would never learn to regret his actions. I believe that there are constantly occasions like this and we must stay vigilant in order to protect.