But why not? If he has changed and he is most likely not a danger anymore, why shouldn't he be released? The Norwegians either bullshit themselves with their system or not.
How would they be "bullshitting" themselves? In some ways, it's the same principal we have here in the US. Murderers are often eligible for parole in 15-25 years, even during life sentences (of course there are sentences that include no parole opportunities, but the point is that this system isn't quite so alien as you seem to think), and rely on parole boards to judge their rehabilitation. Parole boards in this country keep dangerous offenders off the streets all the time, so why are you so afraid that a monster like Anders Breivik is going to bamboozle the Norwegians into letting him go?
And if everyone agrees he will not change (a future nobody really knows) than why not just get ride of him?
Two reasons: One, as you said, nobody knows. We can assume, but what kind of justice system bases sentencing protocol on guesses? For all we know, he
will be rehabilitated. It would be wrong (in the context of their system) to throw the switch based on people's assumptions. Two, the death penalty was abolished in Norway back in the 70s, but hadn't actually been used in peacetime since the 1800s.
I assume an execution is cheaper in Norway than keeping him around, so the economic bullshit argument can not be used...
Nobody's arguing economics. They clearly don't believe in the death penalty over there. The same is true of many states within the US, as you well know. Not everyone shares your bloodlust and lack of appreciation for human life.
You mean he will be judged by bias??? Oh come on, it can not be!
Well, they're human beings. Whoever said otherwise?
yeah, they only imagined victims up to a dozen...
Not even that. I know it must blow your mind as a fellow American, but the fact is that not every nation shares our violent bent. Norway has a very low crime rate in general, especially among violent crimes. And at any rate, they believe that people can be rehabilitated, and they don't believe in arbitrarily locking people up forever or killing them. They judge each case on its merits, each person by their character. I think it's a great system. If Anders Breivik remains a threat to society, he won't ever see the light of day again. That's a fact. If he is truly rehabilitated, then he will. (or perhaps I should say
might; this is a very peculiar case) If you want to argue why a person who kills other human beings in cold blood should never walk the street again, let's have at it, but this nonsense about their system being somehow inferior to ours has to stop.