Hanging of Saddam's aides filmed

[MamboJoel]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6263787.stm

It's pretty strange they had to film this and broadcast it. Didn't the first execution demonstrate broadcasting wasn't a good idea ?
I don't think it's nice for children to know that hanging is a very precise matter and what happens when the rope is too long or too short...
Barbaric...

Edit : some source say video is released to the public some don't :
http://www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...accuses_de_saddam_hussein_ont_ete_pendus.html
(french)

 

[Masquerouge]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6263787.stm

It's pretty strange they had to film this and broadcast it. Didn't the first execution demonstrate broadcasting wasn't a good idea ?
I don't think it's nice for children to know that hanging is a very precise matter and what happens when the rope is too long or too short...
Barbaric...

Edit : some source say video is released to the public some don't :
http://www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...accuses_de_saddam_hussein_ont_ete_pendus.html
(french)

On the contrary, I think it's very important kids know what a hanging exactly is.
But I agree with you about the broadcasting of hangings, public or not. Very bad taste.

 

[skadistic]

On the contrary, I think it's very important kids know what a hanging exactly is.
But I agree with you about the broadcasting of hangings, public or not. Very bad taste.

I don't think its bad taste to show evil men being snuffed out. They deserved every bit of what they got.

 

[Masquerouge]

I don't think its bad taste to show evil men being snuffed out. They deserved every bit of what they got.

We might argue about the deserving part, but there's a difference anyway between deserving your death and having it snuffed out.

 

[Atlas14]

When will it come out on DVD?