Saddam hangs

I think he means "we" as a people in whole, and I heard it costs more in legal court rooms to execute then put someone in jail for the rest of their lives.

Not if they are executed in thirty days. When courts allow appeals based on non-evidenciary old issues (i.e. not new evidence, or problems with the original trial), then the costs skyrocket. My father was a judge, and I could relay stories from a death penalty trial he had that would curl your hair (the accused trying to have witnesses killed from jail, some of whom were family members). This person was a threat to others while in custody, and showed zero remorse. Why would a civilized society allow him access to potential victims?

There are some crimes and some criminals that are beyond rehabilitation.

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Pope Benedict XVI's top prelate for justice issues, Cardinal Renato Martino, took a similar tack, noting Saddam's execution punishes "a crime with another crime ... the death penalty is not a natural death."

I guess it wasn't the pope that said it, but nevertheless.

At any rate.
I saw this getting political from a mile away.

what a moron. haha jk rob u no i love u.

he killed thousands apon thousands. he deserved to die. im sorry if you don't agree.


it should of been more painful........

Thirdly, I'm all for capital punishment. I'm not interested in paying taxes to feed death row inmates here in the states for the rest of their lives. I'm not religious; I have no moral problem with killing someone who, left to their own devices, would kill again.
i totally agree with this

I personally dont care how much it cost to execute someone vs. life in prison. As it was said it dont cost too much if they get it done in 30 days or less. And inmates still have access to anything and everything they had on the streets. They can still harm people. I must sadly admit I have a family member whos been in prison for over ten years who had the misfortune of being involved in a 3 person fight and one ended up dead.The dead guy was trying to rob the other two. And I can tell you its easy to get things into prison.Guards will do anything for the right amount of $$.

he killed thousands apon thousands. he deserved to die. im sorry if you don't agree.


it should of been more painful........

Totally agree. The man, if u could even call him that, instructed the ruthless torture and slaughter of thousands of people. I'm normally a pretty laid back guy but when it comes to the death penalty I strongly believe in what it is and agree with Schneed that it needs to have a much shorter time limit between end of the trial stage and the actual execution. People that make the conscious(sp?) decision to take another person's life especially in an extremely violent manner, raping multiple people especially children, and other equally atrocious crimes deserve very little, if any, compassion in my personal opinion.

First, regardless of your views on capital punishment, you have to admit that Saddam Hussein should not be treated as just another death row inmate. He deserves a very public, humiliating, and cruel execution (given his horrific crimes, I don't think that's off base).

Secondly, Matty, don't say "what are WE doing hanging people this day in age." It's not we, as in the Americans are not hanging him. We caught him, but Iraq tried him, Iraq convicted him, Iraq sentenced him, and Iraq executed him. The US didn't hang him. It's their thing, do what they wanna do, we can't tell them who to sock it to.

Thirdly, I'm all for capital punishment. I'm not interested in paying taxes to feed death row inmates here in the states for the rest of their lives. I'm not religious; I have no moral problem with killing someone who, left to their own devices, would kill again.

I meant we as in human beings.

It's just a shame really... killing him isn't going to right the many wrongs he committed, it's only going to add fuel to the fire.

Thou shall not kill shouldn't have exceptions.

I think of it not as killing but removal of something that no longer deserves to be here.

Thirdly, I'm all for capital punishment. I'm not interested in paying taxes to feed death row inmates here in the states for the rest of their lives. I'm not religious; I have no moral problem with killing someone who, left to their own devices, would kill again.
It costs a lot more to execute someone than it does to keep them in jail for a lifetime

TheStar.com - News - SADDAM HANGS (http://www.thestar.com/News/article/166499)

What are we doing hanging people in this day and age? I just don't get the whole capital punishment deal. Pretty barbaric if you ask me.

Pretty barbaric to kill that guy? Come on. Sickening to believe someone would even believe that.

More barbaric practices are legally and willingly carried out every day within our own borders.