Saddam Hussein to receive death penalty

I just heard that he was executed. I'm sorry, I might get flack for this but it pisses me off. I'm against the death penalty. To me it doesn't matter how horrible you are or how many people you killed, no one deserves to die. I just don't think we have the right to take one's life to justify the crimes one commited. Ugh and hanging of all things...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

You speak as if the United States or a church was in charge of his trial. He was tried under Iraqi law, a judicial system that he helped install.

Oh I know it was under the Iraqi law. But I don't get why it matters anyhow? So what if it is under a different law than the US, I still feel strongly against the penalty. I'm not saying they should change it, I just don't agree.

However I never really thought about him helping in the installment of the system. It is ironic, and you're right, since he did agree with it while he was in control...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

Because anthropology tells us that it isn't right to judge other cultures based on ethnocentric value judgements. Know what that makes you? A racist. Go burn crosses on your own time, honky.

Excuse me, where in my post was I judging their culture? Because I don't agree with a law of theirs I'm a racist? Look I'm not going to go into this huge explanation but I am heavily interested in other cultures and I appreciate them. No where did I say anything about the Iraqis or their country. Oh and I am far from a honky. I'm against the death penalty, period. I don't care what country adopts this law or not, but it is no way my reasons because of their culture.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

If you disapprove of the actions of a foreign culture, then you're negatively judging them based on your own perspective.

I just don't like the idea of the death penalty in general. It's not like Iraq is the only country using the death penalty. Sorry, I just don't see this as a cultural issue.

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Originally Posted by Bradylama

I mean, for God's sake, I'm using racial slurs from the 70's and you're still taking my assertion that you're racist seriously?

To be truthful I wasn't sure if you were serious or not. But I decided that maybe you were being serious but because you used Jive and honky (which did make me giggle btw) I thought you were being facetious but at the same time serious...if that even makes sense. lol

And you're right Crash my view is on religious beliefs. Like I said earlier though, I'm not asking for them to change.

I was speaking idiomatically.