Saddam Hussein = Hung by the neck

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by garetjax

No offense, but I dislike it when people celebrate the death of another human, even if it is Saddam. Really makes what separates us from animals that much more definitive. It's one thing for someone to get what they 'deserve', such as being executed; I'm all for the eye-for-an-eye business. But it is a different matter entirely when we celebrate that execution in lieu of just moving on with life.

For once, I agree with you, at least somewhat. In a sense, celebrating his death - or any death, for that matter - is sinking to Saddam's level. I'm against capital punishment, but that's another issue I think.

Originally Posted by Hitman

Iraq didn't mess around with carrying his sentence out. If this was in the U.S. he would have died from old age long before he was ever executed.

Sure enough. I suppose their government has that sort of advantage since they've started afresh. Give them another two hundred years and they'll too also have legalistic matters like we do here.

Originally Posted by Hitman

I have mixed feeling about his execution. At this point I think it will have a more negative impact then a positive one. I do think get got what he deserved, I just don't think now was the right time to do it.

Why don't you think it was the right time to do it?

Originally Posted by whitecree

So, what was he?

He's a spider monkey!

Originally Posted by RangerXLT8

Here is the video, don't watch it if you are weak. Also admins please feel free to remove link is this violates any rules.

Video of Saddam Hussein being executed - Google Video

I don't know how you found that. I couldn't ever find it, and that was the first place I looked. Well, the deed is done. Now if only we could get some confirmation on the status of Osama Bin Laden we could be done with this war.

[Blondie]

Originally Posted by RangerXLT8

Here is the video, don't watch it if you are weak. Also admins please feel free to remove link is this violates any rules.

Video of Saddam Hussein being executed - Google Video

How disappointing. The person couldn't keep the camera still, it then looked pieced together after the deed was done.

IDK, I think I'd rather see him rot and be tortured in prison. The death was too easy.

[RangerXLT8]

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

For once, I agree with you, at least somewhat. In a sense, celebrating his death - or any death, for that matter - is sinking to Saddam's level. I'm against capital punishment, but that's another issue I think.



Sure enough. I suppose their government has that sort of advantage since they've started afresh. Give them another two hundred years and they'll too also have legalistic matters like we do here.



Why don't you think it was the right time to do it?



He's a spider monkey!



I don't know how you found that. I couldn't ever find it, and that was the first place I looked. Well, the deed is done. Now if only we could get some confirmation on the status of Osama Bin Laden we could be done with this war.

It was posted on phun.org forums. At like 6:06 or something.

[Mithosphere]

Originally Posted by Blondie

How disappointing. The person couldn't keep the camera still, it then looked pieced together after the deed was done.

IDK, I think I'd rather see him rot and be tortured in prison. The death was too easy.

Well obviously this isnt the full fledged Iraqi news version, kinda leaves something to be desired for camera phones, maybe a better quality lens or better frame rates, then again camera phones would cost so much more . . .

[Capper]

I agree with Sue.....I'm all for Capital Punishment, it should be a painful and public thing....watch crime rates drop.
However, I'm also all for making prison far less comfortable for criminals. i would have had no problem sticking Saddam in a cell with a serial rapist 23hrs a day for the rest of his life.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by Capper

I agree with Sue.....I'm all for Capital Punishment, it should be a painful and public thing....watch crime rates drop.
However, I'm also all for making prison far less comfortable for criminals. i would have had no problem sticking Saddam in a cell with a serial rapist 23hrs a day for the rest of his life.

I agree...

but the thing that really gets to me is that we would rather lock people away for life without parole yet it it is "inhumane" to kill them... I would rather send them all to a remote island in the middle of the pacific and let them kill each other and forget about them.. but this is ONLY if they have DNA and there is no question....
I am glad that Saddam in gone. It will bring closure to an entire series of events and to people lifes so they can go on with their lives.

[Capper]

I would rather send them all to a remote island in the middle of the pacific and let them kill each other and forget about them.

England tried that once.....and now we have Australia

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

That was a horrible movie, regardless of it being on a cell phone/digicam. I swear, a monkey could shoot better than that.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by Capper

England tried that once.....and now we have Australia

Damn I thought that was Jamaica.

[Captain Crunch]

Originally Posted by Capper

I agree with Sue.....I'm all for Capital Punishment, it should be a painful and public thing....watch crime rates drop.
However, I'm also all for making prison far less comfortable for criminals. i would have had no problem sticking Saddam in a cell with a serial rapist 23hrs a day for the rest of his life.