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Saddam sentenced to death
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I don't know if its just me, but we never hear about ppl being sentenced to death anymore. I think we should bring it back. The only thing is... if someone is wrongly sentenced... thas bad. I know what you're probably thinking should one death equal two but still. How do you punish someone who kills 148 ppl?? slap them on the wrist?? tell them that their a bad boy?? Send them to jail:omg: ??? I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't give a F.
I don't know if its just me, but we never hear about ppl being sentenced to death anymore. I think we should bring it back. The only thing is... if someone is wrongly sentenced... thas bad. I know what you're probably thinking should one death equal two but still. How do you punish someone who kills 148 ppl?? slap them on the wrist?? tell them that their a bad boy?? Send them to jail:omg: ??? I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't give a F.
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About the death penalty, I think they should allow it but ONLY when the case is crystal clear. If there is even 1% of ambiguity about whether someone is guilty, he should not be sentenced to the death penalty. But if someone goes into a bank and kills 4 people and then gets caught, he deserves it.
What do you guys think about the death penalty Im kinda curious now
EDIT: I know he has had lots of Iraqi's killed......but still. It's a hard decision but i say no, because all his followers WILL continue terrorist attacks on the US and UK....
And the arguement that the death penalty is an effective preventative sentence is bunk as well... because if it were effective then there would be a decrease in the amount of crime right? The USA has a higher murder rate then Canada (approx 43 murders per 100'000 in USA, compared to Canada which is about 14 per 100'000 *SOURCE: Seventh United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, covering the period 1998 - 2000).
There are also the usual slew of moral issues surrounding the death penalty aswell.
I propose that criminals (particularly murderers) should re-pay their debt to sociaty through unpaid labour, or other work.
Shutting criminals in jail, for any length of time, should not be used as a deterrent. Free food, Free cable TV, recreation facilities, free accomidations, Full medical and dental benifits, and free access to various educational programs does not sound like punishment.
I dunno, thats just my opinion, and it probubly has its flaws. But The death penalty doesn't work, and neither does the current system.
Why is Saddam Hussein the only president or leader we know that can be addressed by his first name? =)
Maybe Collegedude doesn't care if he's killed or not, but millions of free Iraqis would love the honour of pulling the trigger. You might feel differently if Saddam took your father in the middle of the night and had him killed.
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you're right.. killing Suddam wouldn't accomplish anything.. but atleast it gives people the satisfaction of knowing that we no longer need to waste money and resources to keep this killer alive and serve as a means to an end for those who lost a loved one because of him..
the death penalty should be around.. some people are better off dead than alive..
The US also has the death penalty on a federal level; for example, if you were to kill a federal employee (i.e., federal employee of the F.B.I., a member of congress, the general attorney, etc.) Perhaps the best example of an execution on a federal level is that of Timothy McVeigh when he did the Oklahoma City bombing and was sentenced to death following his conviction of killing 8 federal employees; keep in mind he killed well over 150 people but was sentenced to death following the conviction of the murder of 8 federal employees.
The death penalty is also not used just for murder, as with everything in the states, the crimes committed that result in the death penalty vary by jurisdiction and include, in some jurisdictions; aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, drug trafficking on a massive scale, treason, plane hijacking and many others. The death penalty in the US is also sanctioned by the military.
Although the main reason for sentencing capital punishment is murder, there are many other convictions that carry the death penalty.
And, as falco said, Saddam was tried in Iraq.
He was tried under the Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, a special body created in Iraq to try Iraqi's accused of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, etc.
Even if he did run a country well, he committed these crimes and justice requires that he be properly sentenced for the crimes he committed. No matter how great a person, justice prevails.
Not to mention that Bin Laden is not in Iraq, but most likely somewhere else, and when they found Saddam they were not searching for Bin Laden, I mean maybe the US was, but in a different part or a different country, and you actually think that the US would spend all of that money and use all of that intelligence just to find Saddam in a hole in the middle of no where just because "they can't find Bin Laden". I'm sure the US is spending just as much if not more resources on finding Bin Laden, but he is just better at hiding.