[Osem]

Those responsible for releasing this guy may see it as a worthy act of compassion but I can't help feeling that around the globe, terrorists and their supporters will see this as just another example of weakness. Rather than gaining respect amongst those whose hearts and minds we need to win, I think this action is more likely to inspire more derision than anything else. I don't think people who deliberately commit mass slaughter of innocents and gruesomely murder helpless people in front of cameras then distribute the footage will moderate their behaviour in any way as a result of this decision. If anything they'll just despise us more.