The Death Penalty and Osama

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TheNewGuy

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Personally, I think that there are people in this world who deserve to be killed for what they've done. I don't revel in any human being's death, but there are some people who are broken and cannot be put back together. And I would prefer it, if as a nation, we would kill these people quickly, and without the astronomical expense of countless appeals, and decades of prison.

No one on television seems to be speaking out against the way this all went down - an unarmed Osama getting a bullet between the eyes. I found it a little surprising that even with the large number of people who are against the death penalty, no one seemed to mind this time, and most people felt pretty good about it.

Are people making a one time exception, or is this event going to influence the way we think about the death penalty? It was quick, and we don't have to hear about this story for the next year while we wait for the inevitable hanging.

For those of you who are against the death penalty, did Osama bin Laden's death have any impact on your stance?
 
"-I'm still eager to have the opportunity to put OBL on trial. As I've said all along, these criminal trials are the correct way to prosecute these people that the Bush administration referred to as 'terrorists'. Put them all on trial in NYC, that's our stance! Enough of this Cowboy ****."

Your thoroughly confused AG, Eric Holder
 
I am personally against the death penalty, for religious reasons (I believe life and death are God's business, not man's). I don't feel strongly enough about it to hold a candle by the side of the road at Huntsville before an execution, because I still feel more sympathy for the victims.

I have no problem with how bin Laden went down. He was not executed. He was killed in combat. He considered himself an active Jihadi, or soldier. So what if he wasn't holding a weapon? Are our Seals now obligated to carry handcuffs? I hope not. Is our nation obligated to let OBL lead a circus trial, with rights of discovery (endangering our inteligence assets), just because he declared war on us? I hope not.

You have to separate criminal policing from active war. This was the latter, as was KSM and the rest of the Gitmo boys. I see this as no different than the takedown of Admiral Yammamoto during WWII.
 
I don't revel in any human being's death either. However, I also don't define "human" based on one's ability to walk upright and speak. A person's behavior determies that status, and those who don't meet the criteria (bin Laden being at the head of that line) need to be exterminated like any other dangerous animal. They're entitled to no better.
 
I have no problem with how bin Laden went down. He was not executed. He was killed in combat.
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Well, according to middle eastern news sources, he was captured alive and executed. i dont have a problem with this. i could see this happening. has there been a news conference describing what happened by our millitary? normally, when we perform a millitary operation, there is some sort of news conference. we have had nothing but dead air now for over 48 hours on this?The Link
 
I guess my point is that this was basically an execution, which I have no problem with, but I would have thought there would have been some backlash from those who prefer the legal system to run its course. From the reports coming out, it sounds like he could have been taken alive, and I'm surprised more people aren't getting pious about it. My follow-up point would be: why can't we use the same logic/justification for known mass murders in this country?
 
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