Saddam Hussein receives death penalty

[Gladi]

Bright day
The sentence is fair. The trial, I am not so sure of.

 

[Speedo]

At least hanging is cheap though. I heard somewhere it is cheaper to keep someone in prison for life in America than execute them. I don't know how that can be true though.

An execution can't occur until the guy has had the chance to appeal his case as far as possible... during all of that you have the lawyers on both sides sucking down money, plus all of the court costs, in addition the cost of keeping the guy in prison.

 

[Gelion]

Well, De Lorimier said it all.
Gladi said it all in one line. I agree with both.

I also think that the trial was as fast as it was because occupational forces are rushing things. God knows what will happen tomorrow, right?

 

[nonconformist]

I'm actually surprised atr the verdict.

But it brings about an interesting set of paradoxes:

A)What Saddam did was absolutely legal under Iraqi law
B)Why are Iraqis trying Saddam for crimes against Iraqis, while the US army tries soldiers for crimes agaisnt Iraqis?

 

[Evie]

I'm still baffled by all the people who feel that death sentence is a "harsher" penalty than life in jail.

Frankly, killing someone after a few months or years in jail is merciful compared to letting them live out the rest of their natural life entirely freedomless, trapped in a cage.

Both sentence have the exact same ending. One give the condemned a lot more time to understand the consequences of the actions.

That said, my one major objection to Death Sentence - that it's rather hard to resurect someone if you realize you've made a mistake - obviously doesn't apply to Saddam. Let him hang, or let him rot in jail, either way works.

One only wish the trial didn't stink so much of a political act - kangaroo courts make political martyrs - but it's much too late for that, and a non-kangaroo court would have reached the same verdict most likely.

 

[Arachnaphobia]

Well its a good thing he wasn't on trial in Britain, he would have got off with an ASBO and people would have said 'oh he didnt mean to do what he did he just had a dodgy childhood'.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

If you are going to convict a leader of a country for all war atrocities it commits then every country which hs been at war should be hanged.

 

[C~G]

Hang him high.

 

[Mirc]

Saw it on TV before this thread was started.


In general, I am against death penalty. Not sure in this case though. Of course if we would catch someone like Hitler or even lol Ceausescu, I'm all for killing them.

 

[Jawz II]

I'm actually surprised atr the verdict.

But it brings about an interesting set of paradoxes:

A)What Saddam did was absolutely legal under Iraqi law
B)Why are Iraqis trying Saddam for crimes against Iraqis, while the US army tries soldiers for crimes agaisnt Iraqis?

he used chemical weapons in war and against iraqis nationals (kurds). im not familiar with iraqi law but that has to be against some part of their law. and if it isnt, that law isnt worth much.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

he used chemical weapons in war and against iraqis nationals (kurds). im not familiar with iraqi law but that has to be against some part of their law. and if it isnt, that law isnt worth much.

I fall leaders who use chemical weapons should be hanged why does the US have large amounts of chemical weapons. The presidents and primeinseters of WWI should also be hanged.

 

[jimbob27]

I prefer Allah Ackbar! Allah Ackbar!

hehe! I didn't want to offend anybody

This is Allan Snackbar.

 

[MamboJoel]

Cool, the US, UK and Iran saluted the verdict...
Barbaric...

 

[nonconformist]

he used chemical weapons in war and against iraqis nationals (kurds). im not familiar with iraqi law but that has to be against some part of their law. and if it isnt, that law isnt worth much.

I'm sure IRaqi law says what Saddam does, goes.

 

[Jawz II]

I fall leaders who use chemical weapons should be hanged why does the US have large amounts of chemical weapons. The presidents and primeinseters of WWI should also be hanged.

i agree, except those people are all dead.

on a sidenote, guess who used chemical weapons against iraqis first?

winston churchil.

I'm sure IRaqi law says what Saddam does, goes.

youre probably right, which brings us to the second part of my post, that law is good for nothing.

 

[Bugfatty300]

I'm sure IRaqi law says what Saddam does, goes.

Wait a second. I'm sure anything the Nazis did was also "legal" in Germany!

What a mistake we made at Nuremberg! Executing tho innocents who didn't violate any Nazi German law.

 

[nonconformist]

Wait a second. I'm sure anything the Nazis did was also "legal" in Germany!

What a mistake we made at Nuremberg! Executing tho innocents who didn't violate any Nazi German law.

Exactly.
At Nuremberg, some laws were "invoked" without historical precedent.

The problem is, why are others subject to international law, but we're not?

 

[The Fjonis]

The death penalty as such should be discussed elsewhere IMO..

The US hoped that the trial would help unify the Iraqis, mark the end of an era and make the Iraqi people work together for a better existance together. I think chances are that this will rather trigger a civil war between sunnis and shias, and cause further bloodshed.

Thoughts?

 

[Lambert Simnel]

I don't approve of the death sentence in any circumstances, and doubt very strongly if the trial was fair.

 

[DAv2003]

Is it just me or does this verdict and the elections seem a wee bit to close for comfort?