Paradox

Paradox
(Reference Wikipedia)
A paradox can be an apparently true statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defies intuition; or it can be, seemingly opposite, an apparent contradiction that actually expresses a non-dual truth.

Oxymoron
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
It is a paradoxical juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words

Those two headings are a direct reference to the following:
" A police source said the alleged gangster, who was wanted on numerous murder charges, wept when he was held by detectives and begged the police not to kill him."

WHAT???
This man is alledged (innocent until proven guilty) to have murdered at least eight people and involved in the savagery of be-heading one of those persons.
Now he weeps and begs that they don't kill him?

Is this a paradox or an oxymoron?

The human rights activists and the bleeding hearts will have a field day with this one. I can see them saying that he is repentent and he can be changed.

Did he give any mercy to the people he so brutally alledged to have murdered?

Lord Give me Strength.

Peace