The issue then becomes one that has been avoided in Bangladesh for too long: whether claiming to act according to the requirements of piety provides an exemption for murder. The outcome of the standoff in Dhaka should provide an answer in Bangladesh, and its implications could reverberate far and wide.
讽刺之处在于，真正的宗教从来不与公正不相容。但当人们要对以宗教之名行犯罪之时者寻求公证时，争论的话题就发生了变质。问题也因此变成了孟加拉人长期逃避的问题——根据虔诚要求而做出的行为是否能免于谋杀罪名。达卡僵局的结果应能为孟加拉人提供一个答案，其影响可能极其深远。