Was is really humane to air Saddam's last moments?

Answer 1

I personally disapprove of the Death Penalty, so yes, I think it was unacceptable to broadcast that video.

People have written that Saddam Hussein ordered a lot of cruel things to happen. I don't doubt that, and it sickens me to know that that happened.

However, the expression, "Two Wrongs don't make a Right" springs to mind here. After all, Saddam Hussein was in the Wrong for all of the things that he did, but does it necessarily make a Right by showing his Death publicly?

Answer 2

Well the "official" video was silent and didn't seem too bad.

But the "unofficial" video had a soundtrack which revealed that the executioners were taunting him right up till the last moment. These people -ALL of them- are animals.

We blame Saddam but he was like hitler in the end- just a shuffling, pathetic old man. It takes a WHOLE COUNTRY to allow a dictator to succeed . Not one man.

Freedom and democracy have to be earned. Iraq does not deserve either, judging by the way these people behaved during the execution.

I am totally opposed to the death penalty but I agree he had to be executed. However it should have been conducted in a civilised way, like Nurenberg. What we saw, did NO credit to either Iraq or the US armed forces.

Answer 3

Sorry Babe!, but look around us, is anything REALLY HUMANE ANYMORE?
We see or hear that THE LARGEST TSUNAMI ever recorded in our (VERY SHORT HISTORY) KILLS 268,000 MEN, WOMEN, And Children...
And we HARDLY EVEN TWITCH OR BAT so much as an eye.
We have seen SO much DEATH and HORRIFYNG Violence on T.V., in the movies and even on the NEWS, that we see death and horrifying scenes as HARDLEY A BIG DEAL.
And we think, well THAT CAN"T HAPPEN HERE, that is far away.
Oh, I mean I am sorry for all the SOLDIERS who have lost their lives in war, especially the most recent war, I am sorry for the FAMILIES and the CHILDREN whos' ,"HUSBAND, or Dad, wife or MOM, or SON or Daughter...etc, etc. did not come home for CHRISTMAS or will never come home again, except for in a box.
But the hanging of SADDAM.
One who RUTHLESSLY killed so many...
In a world of VIDEO GAMES where KIDS KILL people all day long on their games, where in another country, 11 year old kids have machine guns and WANT TO KILL AMERICANS, in a time when we are so DESENSITIZED to DEATH or DISASTERS AROUND THE WORLD.
No, it probably was not HUMANE to show it on T.V. .
Ofcourse, the last Q. I asked is, who actually saw SADDAM HANGED?
AND Can you actually prove it was SADDAM?
I said he and G.W. Bush, and BIN LADEN are probably sippin some Whiskey in a HOLE in the ground someplace...
But then, Why should I TRUST a GOVT. that SENDS Young men to fight in other countries, in a MADE UP WAR?
Perhaps I am wrong, perhaps it depends on the day how I feel, sorry to just babble on and on.
DJH
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL.

Answer 4

For Saddam's family and followers, no. But for all those wronged by him, his actions and regime, it gives some closure. Helping people with closure (following a death or abuse of a loved one) is a very humane act.

It's all about perspective.

Within the Western culture, we would (for better or worse) trust the government when they say they've executed someone. In the Middle East, there is little trust in the government or judicial systems (probably rightly so, based on their recent histories). Video, in this case, helps aid credibility and minimize the conspiracy theories.

Answer 5

The only time "humane" and "Saddam" should be used in the same sentence is when you say, "Saddam did not deserve to be treated in a humane way." May he rot in hell, tortured by the souls of those he brutalized. I stand with all people worldwide who spit on his memory.

Answer 6

In ordinary cases, I would think not. But Saddam Hussein is a special case. He was a head of state, responsible for hundreds of thousands of murders of his own citizens, not counting combat deaths; plus a government policy of genocide and torture. It is necessary for his death to be a public one, witnessed by as many as are willing. Elements of his political/criminal machine still exist, and the world needs proof that he is dead.

Answer 7

The man certainly deserved to die for his crimes against humanity,But to show videos of his hanging as only made him a Martyr All this achieve is to further the sectarian violence between Sunni and Shias.

Answer 8

no one can forgive or forget what he done...
airing his last moments either made people feel sympathy for him or were just glad that he's dead!
personally, i was against his execution as GOD chooses who lives and dies and so to me airing Saddam's last moments was inhuman.

Answer 9

Humane? Not really, but who cares? Nobody is being physically forced to watch to the video. If don't think its right to watch the video, then don't do it. Its pretty simple.

-J.

Answer 10

No it was inhumane but that is the Iraqi culture.
I did not watch any of that footage but I am glad he is dead and his death was probably more humane than the deaths of his thousands of victims