No I would not if I were the Iranian, as justice must be meted out, and I doubt the attacker will rehabilitate . I also would not show mercy as I wanted to correct him as well, not going around harming more people. Furthermore, I would be living in regret if I were merciful as the attacker is at large.
I want justice to be meted out and I want the law to carry out the justice I deserve, doubting at all the attacker will rehabilitate. For example, I am a shopkeeper, and a small young boy steals from my shop. What I would do is bring him to the police, without showing mercy; I cannot trust a young boy to absorb my verbal reprimanding and hope the parents will take care of him. Similarly, I cannot take the matter into my own hands, and I hope the court will be meting out justice to the attacker, I do not trust he will rehabilitate.
Secondly, I want to correct him. I would not want him continuing his mistake, and doing all sorts of bad things to all sorts of people. Such a personality must be corrected, and mercy alone is too soft to bring him back to his original path. For example, a serial robber breaks in my house, and he gets caught by me. I would definitely want my items back, and I would bring him to the police. I would not show mercy, and just let him off, as I know he would continue his wrongdoings. Justice in this way can correct, and strictly will change a person.
Lastly, I would not show mercy as I would be regretful. The attacker would be at large if I do show mercy on him, he would not change. I would regret it if the young boy who stole from me, and thereafter me letting him go, to grow up into a robber. I would rather be merciless for once, than to lead him down the wrong path and live in regret.
I would be merciless to the attacker to ensure he does not commit the same mistakes again, or have such brutal mentality, I also want him to be corrected.
Benedict (:
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