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title: 'NEW VOICES: Bali Bombing Victim McCartney Calls for Life Sentence'
description: 'Jason McCartney, a survivor of the 2002 terrorist bombing of a Bali nightclub and a former Australian football player, said a lifetime sentence in an…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-voices-bali-bombing-victim-mc-cartney-calls-for-life-sentence'
section: news
date: '2003-07-29T16:00:50-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:23:19-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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Jason McCartney, a survivor of the 2002 terrorist bombing of a Bali nightclub and a former Australian football player, said a lifetime sentence in an Indonesian jail would be a harsh enough punishment for the men who plotted the attack. "At first, I probably thought with my initial anger that (the death penalty) is the way to go," said McCartney. "It's varied a bit. Sometimes I wonder if that's an easy way out for them, the death penalty...It's a hard one." McCartney, who sustained serious injuries in the attack, now serves as an advocate for Bali survivors and victims.

(Herald Sun, July 23, 2003). See [Victims](/victims-and-death-penalty?did=573&scid=62).