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Originally Posted by somerfrost
I agree...as I've said so often, systems are the enemy, not men! Sadam was a ruthless murderer and will answer for his acts, but there is no need to kill him...he can be incarcerated for life and not be a threat to anyone. Once executed, he may well become a martyr to the radical Islamists regardless of the truth of his life. The focus should be on ending the civil war in Iraq and addressing all the hatred, not killing some old harmless man. I know if it was my family that he tortured, I'd want revenge...but that's what it would be...revenge, not justice.
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my problem isn't with man being judge and jury as was mentioned above-society has laws and rules-and they are applied to everyone. my main issue with the death penalty is with those cases where justice wasn't served, and an innocent man may be put to death.
as for saddam....i'd hate for him to achieve martyrdom. but obviously he isn't an innocent man. i won't lose sleep no matter how it turns out.