We can reasonably disagree with MacAskill’s decision, but we should acknowledge that – unless there is more going on than appears on the surface – he was motivated by some of the finest values we are capable of exercising. And, if we believe that Megrahi was not sufficiently punished for his crime, what are we to make of the treatment of former Lieutenant William Calley?
我们有理由去否定麦克阿斯基尔的决定，但我们同时也必须承认——除非事情另有隐情——他是被我们所能实践的某种最崇高的价值所感召。此外，如果我们都认为梅格拉希所受的惩罚根本不能偿还他的罪孽，那么对于前美国陆军中尉威廉·卡尼所受到的待遇，我们将作何反应？