Why does it matter if the trial was unfair? He was guilty and was punished. The path to the outcome does not mater, the ends justify the means. He died for his sins/crimes.
2006-12-30 05:49:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Did you really just question Saddam's guilt? I really hope that was a typo.
2006-12-30 05:55:09 · update #1
Just another life, all life is sacred, they could of used him for something... blah
2006-12-30 05:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by mary_jo91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definitely appreciate our Justice System even though it is imperfect and has failed but has been successful as well. However, I still believe that we as citizens should have the right to weigh the evidence and determine a persons guilt or innocents. I would like to believe that the majority of people on this planet are capable of being making an informed and knowledgeable decision.
And then at the same time sometimes the end does justify the means. Or does it? Just my opinion, I have not seen a lot of people convicted for crimes they did not convict. But I have seen a lot of people convicted for crimes they did receive and receive an appropriate punishment.
2006-12-30 13:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Angel M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no doubt that he was guilty, but your question will raise a lot of speculation.
However, what people are not realizing is that he was tried, convicted and hung under Iraqi and Islamic law...not American or International. So, to the Iraqi Government, he did get a fair trial, got an appeal and his sentence was carried out.
I say good for the newly ELECTED Iraqi Government for ending Saddam's life.
2006-12-30 14:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Colonel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) People want to be sure that the justice system itself is not corrupt. They may go to trial later on for something else. If they believe that they are not guilty, then they will want a fair trial.
2)Insofar as Saddam, keep in mind what his lawyers are paid to do. It doesn't matter if the trial was fair; they will still call the trial unfair unless Saddam were to go free. Who WANTS to be put to death? What lawyer WANTS to be the guy (or girl) who lost the case?
2006-12-30 14:04:45 · answer #4 · answered by MigukInUJB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your innocent and the government don't like you or just think your guilty. They could have an unfair trial and put you in prison.
A good judicial system follow procedure to a t. Everyone is bias, a good protocal qould be blind and eliminate the imperfections of man. Look at Texas and Illinois. They have both beencausght executing the wrong man.
2006-12-30 14:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I personally feel that he is/was guilty of many, many, many more things than we know. I've been working in Iraq for three years and I have met/employed many Iraqi's. I have never talked to a single Iraqi who didn't have either personal experience or family members who have been affected some way by Saddam. It might have been family members jailed, killed, disapeared, or it might have been simply that they were forced to be soldiers during the Iran/Iraq war. But they have all had close up experiences with Saddams rule.
2006-12-30 14:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Butch R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm having a crisis of conscience over the hanging of Saddam. I know the guy killed alot of people, and was a tyrant. But it cannot be argued that the country was alot safer under his rule. And the reasons we went in to remove him, have entirely faltered. I mean, Im not trying to excuse this guy...he was horrible. But, it seems like we're executing a man who, in retrospect, should never have been deposed in the first place. I think anytime you can take a dictator out of power, its a good thing. But we havent found WMD's, basically plunged the country into civil war... So, what good did we do? People no longer need to fear Saddam, but they need now to fear the up and coming and warring tribes who, essentially, just took his place. It's a cycle that never ends and never will end. Will the deaths keep coming? We traded one tyrant for 3 groups of tyrants. AND...now, looking in hindsight, it looks like we quite illegally deposed Saddam, and, are responsible for his death.
2006-12-30 13:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So does this now indicate beyond reasonable doubt that George Bush and Tony Blair have been successful in bringing 'democracy' to Iraq?
I wonder Saddam's death is an act of justice? or just the act of simply stooping us to his level?
2006-12-30 13:55:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure there were political reasons for killing him so swiftly. All of this is politics and if justice is served, it is collateral.
Why do powerful governments act with a "screw you" attitude toward the rest of the world without consideration of the consequences?
2006-12-30 13:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was as guilty as sin,but I still don't agree with the death penalty.
2007-01-01 00:57:32 · answer #10 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋