Hussein gets death penalty

[Vinatieri for Prez]

By hanging.

[Vinatieri for Prez]

Appeal to follow.

[Dutch]

Appeal to follow.


I hope the appeal is tommorrow.

[Joe]

ooh, just in time for the election

[WVUFAN]

I hope the appeal is tommorrow.

And his execution is the following day.

[Galaril]

ooh, just in time for the election

My thought exactly. Wow, what a coincidence huh?:(

[Tekneek]

I believe I heard on the radio this morning that they have 30 days to appeal. The appeals process has no time limitations and could last indefinitely once in process. Once that is complete and it is determined that he is still facing death, they have 30 days to carry it out.

[Raiders Army]

Too bad you can't kill him more than once.

[Peregrine]

It couldn't happen to a better guy.

[MIJB#19]

Still, does it really need to be hanging? That sounds so 500 years ago...

[Dutch]

Still, does it really need to be hanging? That sounds so 500 years ago...

Welcome to the Middle Ages...er....Middle East. :)

[NoMyths]

Welcome to the Middle Ages...er....Middle East. :)
And, uh, Washington and New Hampshire.

[Tekneek]

Still, does it really need to be hanging? That sounds so 500 years ago...

Or maybe just 10 years ago...

In 1996, Billy Bailey became the last person executed by hanging in the United States to date.

[Anthony]

Still, does it really need to be hanging? That sounds so 500 years ago...

so does slicing people's heads off, but the terrorists don't seem to be bothered by that.

[MIJB#19]

so does slicing people's heads off, but the terrorists don't seem to be bothered by that.So because someone else does that, I should chop your head off when I disagree with you in the future? I'm no fan of it at all, but if you insist...

[Oilers9911]

He wanted death by firing squad. Isn't that a bit out of date too? I really dont care how he is killed. Maybe drop him in Kurd country with a badge that says Hi, My Name is Saddam.

[Dutch]

He wanted death by firing squad. Isn't that a bit out of date too? I really dont care how he is killed. Maybe drop him in Kurd country with a badge that says Hi, My Name is Saddam.

To be fair, he was trying to implement death by nuclear weapon...so it's not like he wasn't trying to be progressive.

[flere-imsaho]

so does slicing people's heads off, but the terrorists don't seem to be bothered by that.

...and if terrorists do it, it's good enough for us! I hear a lot of those particular terrorists like to beat their women and eat their dogs too, we should emulate that as well. Before you know it, we'll be a civilization second to none!

[Anthony]

dogs have a lot of protein. and if a woman acts up then sometimes the only remedy is the back of the hand.

Q. What do you say to a woman with 2 black eyes?

A. Nothing, you already told her twice.


ok, i was just joking here. but i believe in the whole "let the punishment fit the crime" school of thought. i don't believe that by slicing someone's head off you're erasing hundreds of years of progress and civilization. just that sometimes it's not always a bad thing to show that two can play the same game. graphic images have a way of burning themselves into people's heads, and i don't think that would be such a bad thing. we were deprived of much needed closure when Hitler swallowed a cyanide pill in a bunker.

[Rizon]

DEATH BY BONGO

[Jonathan Ezarik]

we were deprived of much needed closure when Hitler swallowed a cyanide pill in a bunker.

Were we? Actually, I think it's good that he took his own life. Suicide is seen as a cowardly act and by doing this, he prevented his death from becoming a symbol to the remaining Nazis. Would it have been better for him to stand trial and then be executed? Then he would have become a martyr to all his remaining followers.

In this case, I think Hussein should be left in a cell for the rest of his life. It's kind of hard to have a martyr figure who is a shell of a man stuck in a cell.

[sabotai]

DEATH! BY SNU-SNU!

[Easy Mac]

DEATH BY BONO

Yes, that's by far the worst. I don't even think that's allowed by the Geneva Convention..

[JPhillips]

DEATH BY NUNU!

While Tinky Winky laughs!

[timmynausea]

DEATH BY BONG!

24 hours with Tommy Chong.

[Izulde]

Suicide is seen as a cowardly act by some people and glorified by others by doing this, he became heroic to some who viewed it as noble that he didn't allow the enemy to take him

Fixed that for you.

[Anthony]

Fixed that for you.

i agree with that, in the sense of Hitler "got the last laugh" cuz he never had to stand trial for his actions and denied the enemy the satisfaction of punishing him.

[Jonathan Ezarik]

Was his suicide a noble act? It wasn't like he committed seppuku or anything. He was hiding in a bunker. He killed himself so he wouldn't have to stand trial, not because he was trying to save honor.

Maybe some saw it as noble, but I really don't think that the majority of the German people saw it that way. Remember, this was the guy preaching how superior they were. This was also the guy who wouldn't allow his military to surrender no matter what. They had to fight to the death. I'm sure the fact that he didn't follow what he preached really took the steam out of any followers he might have had remaining.

I'm also curious if the Allies were really upset that he did himself in, too. He really did them a favor. Can you imagine the circus that would have been that trial? The Allies were probably more relieved that he was gone and they didn't have to worry about him any more.

[ISiddiqui]

On another forum, someone said, they should just jail Saddam for life and have a video camera in there 24/7 for the rest of his life, which would show how pathetic Saddam was and let him waste away for everyone to see. May be worth it. ;)

Though I don't have a problem with killing Saddam.

[bhlloy]

Was his suicide a noble act? It wasn't like he committed seppuku or anything. He was hiding in a bunker. He killed himself so he wouldn't have to stand trial, not because he was trying to save honor.

Maybe some saw it as noble, but I really don't think that the majority of the German people saw it that way. Remember, this was the guy preaching how superior they were. This was also the guy who wouldn't allow his military to surrender no matter what. They had to fight to the death. I'm sure the fact that he didn't follow what he preached really took the steam out of any followers he might have had remaining.

I'm also curious if the Allies were really upset that he did himself in, too. He really did them a favor. Can you imagine the circus that would have been that trial? The Allies were probably more relieved that he was gone and they didn't have to worry about him any more.


Great post. I pretty much agree 100% with everything said. You give Hitler a forum at Nuremburg and a public execution he is able to defend himself and then dies a martyr. The way it went down he was shown as a coward and a hypocrite.

You can look at it as he escaped punishment, but the Allies would have had to give him a fair trial and a civilised death. As it stands, he died at his own hand knowing that all his plans had failed and he had completely ruined the "master race".

I also haven't ever seen it mentioned that large numbers of people saw his death as noble because he didn't let the Russians capture him. I had thought at that point public opinion had swung completely against him and it was basically seen as the last cowardly act of a freaking lunatic. Not saying that wasn't necessarily the case, just haven't really ever considered it that way before. Not like he died on a white horse leading the last few bands of the Hitler youth against the Russian invaders.

[Maple Leafs]

I believe I heard on the radio this morning he has until after November 7 to appeal. The appeals process will take exactly two years. Once that is complete and it is determined that he is still facing death, they will execute him during the first week of November, 2008.
Fixed.