According to your beliefs is it right to execute Saddam tonite? Or anyone for that matter?

Question

What are the pros and cons????

Answer 1

They can't escape from jail so there's no need to kill him. Let him rot in prison.

Answer 2

I think it is a huge mistake. From a tactical perspective troops must be prepared for increased violence and hardening resistance.
Strategically anyone thinking they might be facing the USA now see it as a death sentence even if they surrender. I guess there will not be much surrendering going on. Every conflict just got elevated to the level of total war. Every country that might ever get into a conflict will now arm up with WMD if they possibly can. They will have no fear of using them either because the consequences are the same if you lose whether you use them or not.
Politically it is a murder. If this is a war and Saddam was a prisoner of war he should never have been turned over to his political enemies who had tried to murder him in the past. (read up on what the killings he was tried for were about) If USA decides to invade North Korea or any other country do you think the leaders will hesitate to blow up the world if they can, they are facing the death penalty anyway after this decision.
This hanging just makes Saddam into a Martyr. The Government of the Shia death squads and Mahdi army will be counted as US puppets and will never be respected by any nation around them. The people of Iraq will be ruled with terror by the Mahdi Miltia and the US armed death squads employed by the government.
There will be very long term repercussions from this mess.

My argument is not one of sympathy or of life being sacred but one of pragmatics. One person says kill him so others get the picture. Others do get the picture, but from their side it is a much different picture than you might think.

Answer 3

If we see back in old days Saddam was one of the Ally to those who now have decided to hang him. If Saddam did kill innocent he must be given the penalty but the way he was caught, the court that gave the decision, the so called judges who were made to decide so and then Americans on top of everything. Its all drama. If we are talking about killing innocent I must say that Bush and Blair should be ahead in the same queue where Saddam was. After all definition of justice is everything should be at its deserved place. and justice doesn't differentiate between Bush, Blair and Saddam.

Bottom line is that tomorrow is a sacred day for muslims when a message of peace and mercy is given and so called protocol greedy management in Iraq is going to hang him. Are they so dumb that they don't know the value of this day?

Answer 4

I have absolutely no problem, what so ever, with dropping the trap door from under the feet of a man like Saddam. And, as far as that goes, there are a few thousand on death rows across the United States that could be hanged as a warm up for the main event.

Answer 5

Yes, it is right for nations and/or states to execute the guilty.No cons, if all the evidence has been considered. In his case there is no room for doubt. The pros, no appeals, no chance of escape.

Saddam had to be one of the most vicious and cruel dictators. He actions defy any sense of humanity. I did not see him repent or say he was wrong. He is cold hearted, without remorse.

He had no pity for his victims, we should have none for him. His fate is sealed.

Answer 6

My beliefs are that it's OK to execute a mass murderer.
God established human government as the ruling authority over humans in Genesis 9.

The only down side with executing Saddam is the possible retaliatory attacks by those loyal to him.

Answer 7

Yes, according to my religious beliefs premeditated murder is punishible by death (as is rape).
See Num.35:16-19 / Deut.19:11-13 / Matt 5:17-18 / Exo.21:14
I think if we started practising capital punishment for premeditated murder that alot of would be murderers would think twice before doing so.Furthermore it would save the governments millions of dollars,and prevent alot of human suffering in the process.Hell, I'll even go so far as to say that If someone murdered one of my family members that I would want to be the one to throw the switch on the electric chair and watch him fry.An eye for an eye.

Answer 8

No, Saddam caused so much pain and suffering he needs to see the consequences of what he has done. Killing someone isn't a punishment because they are going to die anyway, he should live and spend the rest of his life in jail and also as evil as he is, he deserves to be given a chance to repent.

Answer 9

It's hard to imagine an enlightened person thinking that killing Saddam is going to solve anything. It will in fact make things much worse for our troops in Iraq. How would Americans feel if we were invaded, occupied, and our leader killed? The case could be made that George W. is a tyrant as well.

Answer 10

I personally don't believe that it's our right to kill anyone. I know that there are people out there that do not believe in a higher power and I'm sketchy myself about it. But, I don't think it's right for us to kill someone. On the other hand, we have to take initiative to protect others. Keeping him behind bars forever may not be a punishment for him or enough for that matter. It's a double edged sword for me.

Answer 11

Sadam has to be executed.If you read the biography of Sadam, you will find out that he was mentally disturbed since he was young. He had not mercy for nobody. So why should we feel sorry for someone who perpretated genocide? That is what God would do to someone like him. He is a terrorism that was responsible for killing even his own people. What good could we expect of someone like him? none. For the welfare of mankind he has to be killed. Also those other like Bin Laden must be killed. For those of you who say that Sadam should not be executed, what would you do if someone like him kills all members of your familly? It is so easy to excuse someone when you have not been a victim of his actions