Comments on: Video of Saddam’s Execution by Hanging http://www.boyswearpants.com/archives/472 Good Writing. Good Thinking. Good Times. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Infidel753 http://www.boyswearpants.com/archives/472/comment-page-1#comment-427 Infidel753 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:38:59 +0000 http://www.boyswearpants.com/?p=472#comment-427 Target practice? <BR /> <BR />Sorry, but I disagree. If Saddam Hussein had been kept alive indefinitely in captivity, the only result would have been repeated cases of die-hard Baathists abducting people as hostages in order to demand his release. Thus, even out of power, he would have continued to cause the terrorization and death of more innocent people. <BR /> <BR />The execution of duly-convicted criminals is not "murder" any more than the imprisonment of duly-convicted lesser felons is "kidnapping" or the imposition of fines on petty offenders is "theft". <BR /> <BR />I have a sort of "obituary" of Saddam Hussein posted on my site, if anyone wants to read more of how I view this execution. Target practice?

Sorry, but I disagree. If Saddam Hussein had been kept alive indefinitely in captivity, the only result would have been repeated cases of die-hard Baathists abducting people as hostages in order to demand his release. Thus, even out of power, he would have continued to cause the terrorization and death of more innocent people.

The execution of duly-convicted criminals is not “murder” any more than the imprisonment of duly-convicted lesser felons is “kidnapping” or the imposition of fines on petty offenders is “theft”.

I have a sort of “obituary” of Saddam Hussein posted on my site, if anyone wants to read more of how I view this execution.

]]> By: Joshua Minton http://www.boyswearpants.com/archives/472/comment-page-1#comment-426 Joshua Minton Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:31:02 +0000 http://www.boyswearpants.com/?p=472#comment-426 You know, I have to ask myself if I feel either safer or better with Saddam dead and my answer, if I'm being honest, is <i>no</i>. As I've gotten older, my support of the death penalty has waned--I believe it adds nothing to society to murder human beings. I think Saddam could have been used for other purposes. Can anyone think of something else he could have been used for? You know, I have to ask myself if I feel either safer or better with Saddam dead and my answer, if I’m being honest, is no. As I’ve gotten older, my support of the death penalty has waned–I believe it adds nothing to society to murder human beings. I think Saddam could have been used for other purposes. Can anyone think of something else he could have been used for?

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