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posted by erdecker @ 5:35 PM
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Sunday, November 05, 2006
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I am currently taking bets on how long it will take for a video of the hanging to appear on the internet...ridiculous
What a lovely article.
Maybe I'm behind, but why hanging?
I have no doubt that Saddam is guilty of crimes against humanity, and I think his actions are despicable. However, I honestly cannot see what is gained by killing him; taking his right to live won't do a thing for his victims, it will just be another senseless death. Currently (in the US, at least) it costs tax-payers more to kill a criminal than to imprison them for life. In the end, I guess it depends upon how you view justice: revenge and punishment or reformation and rehabilitation. I, for one, wish the Iraqis had taken a step toward non-violence.
I agree with both sammi and shipra in there arguments and they both have very good points, but to counter something that sammi said; death by hanging would be far less cheaper than keeping him in prison, even though it is true that injection in the u.s. is more expensive.
I would have to agree with Sammi. To build on what she said, if we want to set an example for other countries regarding non-violence, we must get there ourselves. I can't believe our country still has the death penalty in place. I understand why a much more unstable country like Iraq does, but should such a "powerful" country like us keep it in place? I don't believe so. Then again, I do think Saddam Hussein is a lost cause on this issue, just considering the extent of his crimes. But maybe we should consider this type of punishment in the future if we plan on being a "role model" for others...
P.S. - Mr. Thomspon, how about a new post soon so we can discuss election results once they are in? Sounds like lots of fun! (Although, it will depend what happens once the races are actually called, haha!)
I always seem to grapple with the dealth penalty issue, and for the most part I do not support it. However, in contrast to my ultra-liberal counterparts, I find it hard to NOT support the death penalty in this case. He was a dictator who ruled with tryanny, killing thousands of Shi'a Muslims, the most populus Islamic group in Iraq.
Oops the bell just wrong...to be continued.
Continued...(And yes, I meant to say rung.)
I do not believe any extra funds (most likely coming out of U.S. taxpayers' pockets) should be spent on keeping Sadaam Hussein in prison for the rest of his life. Especially when this mass-murderer admits doing no wrong and continued to call himself the ruler of Iraq throughout his trial! I see no rehabilitating here.
I admit the timing was suspicious, but it backfired, only putting more focus on Iraq in the last days before the election, I believe helping the Democrats to victory.
Bluntly, kill the fool and lets now focus on stabilizing Iraq! Killing Sadaam will cause more initial violence, but I predict letting him live will cause more in the long run.
I totally agree with Paul and Shipra. Generally I'm not for the death penalty, but in certain cases, such as this one, I see no problem with it. What he did was wrong.
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