Considering that the present authority in Iraq is nothing but a US rubber stamp. Saddam's crimes determined so far was the political murders of 148 people. Howabout the 1 million political murders caused by the former Indonesian president Soeharto who was a faithful underling of US government ? and the countless government sponsored assasinations of politcal dissidents in MiddleEast dicatotorship friendly to USA ? I am not saying that Saddam should not be given the death penalty, its just that the process should have been carried out by an international tribunal. America under Bush has lost the last thread of credibility in the eye of the world.
2006-11-05 13:26:35 · 13 answers · asked by Kee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
How about Bush and Blair for the over 600,000 Iraqis that have died sine this war started?
2006-11-05 13:32:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jared H 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Many people have been convicted of murders "beyond doubt" that have later been proved to be innocent. No system is infallable, because of mistakes or flaws in the justice system. Witnesses, (where they are part of the process), prosecutors and jurors can all make mistakes. When this is coupled with flaws in the system it is inevitable that innocent people will be convicted of crimes. Where capital punishment is used such mistakes cannot be put right. The wrongful execution of an innocent person is an injustice that can never be rectified. There is ample evidence that such mistakes are possible: in the USA, 130 people sentenced to death have been found innocent since 1973 and released from death row. The average time on death row before these exonerations was 11 years. We cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing. To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, it is not justice. Crimes other than murder do not receive a punishment that mimics the crime - for example rapists are not punished by sexual assault, and people guilty of assault are not ceremonially beaten up. As there is a serious risk of executing the innocent then one of the key principles of retribution - that people should get what they deserve (and therefore only what they deserve) - is violated by the current implementation of capital punishment in the USA, and any other country where errors have taken place. Personally I believe life imprisonment without possibility of parole causes much more suffering to the offender than a painless death after a short period of imprisonment. Then of course in the case for example of a terrorist, execution is more likely to make that person a matryr. In addition it has been shown that the death penalty is not a deterent, in the USA, more murders take place in states where capital punishment is allowed. In 2010, the murder rate in states where the death penalty has been abolished was 4.01 per cent per 100,000 people. In states where the death penalty is used, the figure was 5.00 per cent. These calculations are based on figures from the FBI. The gap between death penalty states and non-death penalty states rose considerably from 4 per cent difference in 1990 to 25 per cent in 2010. This information comes from the FBI, see link. A civilized society must be based on values and principles that are higher than those it condemns. Violence can never bring an end to violence; all it can do is provoke more violence. The courts are for justice not revenge or to play out our emotions towards a human, regardless of the disgusting and vile actions they may have committed. An eye for an eye and the world goes blind, the only way to achieve true justice is to leave emotions out of the equation.
2016-05-22 02:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saddam murdered Iraqis.
He was tried by Iraqis in an Iraqi court
The only American involved in his trial was on the defense team (Ramsey Clark).
"Rubber stamp" is a convenient and lazy way to dismiss something you disagree with.
International courts would be a farce, just like the oil for food program.
2006-11-05 13:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Iraqi justice for Bush,,, Osama should be headed for the gallows, 5 years after 9-11
2006-11-05 13:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately, we missed him w/our initial missile strikes (at the beginning of the war). We declared his guilt, and proceeded to kill him. That he wasn't plugged in the head upon exiting his spider hole, demonstrates the loss of moral confidence that is paralyzing our leadership -- which is very dangerous!
2006-11-05 13:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes , it is , it shows how saddening it is that this is all that has been done when anything to their interest is pardoned , and how saddening it is that we are stuck with him for 2 more years .
2006-11-05 13:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by kame 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America has, had no business going there. we only went because of the people wanting us to help. during desert storm we was over there. the Iraq people thought America was going to help them then. but we pulled out. they was angry at us for not helping them. we just went over there to finish a job the first bush had no balls to finish. i give this president credit. he has more cahulas then his dad did and does.
2006-11-05 13:33:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They've been saying that about every president of the U.S. since my great-grandfather was born. It doesn't always mean it's true.
2006-11-05 15:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Victory gives the conquerer the right to do what they will with the vanquished"- some long dead Roman guy
2006-11-05 13:33:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are right I think this is all about vengence,
2006-11-05 13:37:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋