We all know the saying "Two wrongs don't make a right", so how does killing Saddam make anything right?

Question

Most of the states don't put people to death anymore, so how can we condone it anywhere in the world, including Saddam?

Answer 1

Exactly. Well put.

Answer 2

The Scriptures say that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but He has also established governments to "wield the sword against the evildoer."

God's will would have been for Saddam to be saved and not commit the brutal crimes he did. However, since Saddam neither received God's mercy for himself nor extended God's protection and mercy over the people he ruled...as God established his office to do.....then the only merciful alternative was render him unable to inflict any more evil by execution. You may not see this as merciful to Saddam, but stopping unrepentant evil in its tracks is merciful to every future potential victim.........including the members of the jury and attorneys who were being brutally murdered simply for their association to his trial.

Was this God's best for Saddam? Absolutely not! Was it the best alternative in response to evil unrestrained and extreme? Absolutely!

Answer 3

It doesn't make anything right. No victim will return from the grave. The graves will just get more crowded.

States killing persons for justice will only give people who feel wronged justification for killing on their own. The state should lead the way in valuing human life, even that of a murdering dictator.

Answer 4

Why should we condone it?

We shouldn't. On the other hand we can not force anyone due to free will and that includes the Iraqi Judicial System.

Answer 5

First question, it doesn't make anything right.
Second question, we can't condone it.
Thanks to the US, Iraq is now rushing toward becoming an Islamic Republic like Iran. Praise be to George Ala Bush.

Answer 6

Because by removing this one person from society, we don't have to worry about him harming anyone else.

If you are going to counter with "then why not give him life in prison" I think that to cage someone for life is more cruel and inhumane than killing them.

Answer 7

Davie: The execution of Saddam is an execution done FOR Saddam ... not TO him !!! It is not an issue of "right and wrong" concerning his execution ... but an act of mercy !!!

Answer 8

The 'saying' is just that, a saying. Its not true. Further, who are you to judge that executing a butcher of humans is wrong? You ACLU types seem to want to spare the dregs of humanity and attack decency. What's with that?
We still put mad dogs down, in Texas.

Answer 9

Because the president isn't smart enough to figure that out. They blame him for everything and then don't feel guilty when they kill him when they blame him for it all but he only came up with the plan in order to fulfill it he had to have followers and so it wasn't just him. I don't even think he's smart enough to come up with it all on his own.

Answer 10

You're making the presumption that the execution of a murderer is wrong. I say that it is RIGHT to execute murderers.

The States are not the final authority on moral issues. The Bible is. And the Bible says that capital punishment is our RESPONSIBILITY. But, it must be after a fair trial, and their must be at least two eyewitnesses.

Answer 11

Two wrongs do make a right, apparently.

I think we should all take lessons from our leaders, and start wars and kill people whenever we feel they aren't living their lives the way we want them to.