Does Saddam’s Treatment Take Away The Justice Served? ?
January 5th, 2007 · Posted in Current Affairs, Reflections ·Last Friday I posted about the execution of Saddam Hussein. I am now raising a question:
Does the way Saddam was treated by his executioners almost take away the importance of the even itself?
I came across this article in the New York Times that seems to say that the way in which Saddam was executed puts a damper on the justice accomplished by the execution.
I’m not sure.
I am not saying, in any way, that Saddam should not have been executed — but the video of the execution shows him being mocked before his execution. Justice was served — but his executioners seemed to be more interested in revenge than they were in justice — and there is a major difference between the two.
It was right to capture — put on trial — find guilty — and execute Saddam — but the way in which it was finally carried out is disturbing.
But did it put a damper on the justice that was accomplished?
Please leave your comments — I’d love to know what you think!
January 5th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
It bothers me that all this is getting so much press. If there hadnt been an audience, the video would never have been an issue. Shame on youtube and the news networks for showing it.
January 5th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Yea — that is certainly part of the problem. But I still feel that the justice that was done outweighs the problems with how it was carried out.