So I was reading in the paper's yesterday that Sadaam is sentenced to hang. His own people came to this verdict, to which I can say, he does deserve to be punished. However, this I do not understand: How can hanging Sadaam fundamentally be justified? Would hanging him not be the same sort of thing Sadaam himself would have done? Would this action not make him and his hangers one in the same?
I know that Sadaam was an evil man, corrupt in all respects, but what really makes him different from the rest of us? Yes, people were mercilessly killed by him, tortured andwho knows what else; they weren't given a fair trial and he was, though chances are, he was sentenced to death in the minds of everyone long before the verdict came down.
Besides, killing Sadaam will not solve problems. Agreed, a horrible man will be dealt with, but what of his followers? His friends? They will continue to oppress those whom Sadaam had a foot-hold over. What of the other corrupt world leaders who oppress their voters, and not just in murderous was, but in stereotypical ways: ethnicity, skills, handicaps, age, gender? Does that not make all world leaders corrupt? Should all leaders be hung for oppressing their nations in one way or another? What of the average Joe? He holds judgements and hatred. Should he also be killed? What really make Sadaam so undeniably different from the rest of the world?
I don't agree with capital punishment, basically, and I never have and likely never will. I don't care how horrible a person is, how many lives they've taken, atrocities they've committed--murdering them makes us just as guilty as they are. Why then do we not get punished for our downfalls?
I always thought democracy was based on some principle Christian morals. Does the Bible not say "...let he who is blameless castthe first stone..." ? Who appointed a man, suseptable to all, to deem that taking another man's life is the "right thing to do?" Man vs. man is always a lose-lose situation because we are all dumb! Every single human being on this earth, now and forever, is guilty as the same flaw: we have all hated something or will hate something at some point in our lives!
A couple years ago there were some Mounties murdered up around Edmonton. The guman turned the barrel to himself when he was finished with the masacre, and everyone was thankful he had done so. Everyone hated him, and still does. But, by hating that man, are we not all guilty of the smae crime as he was? Everyone wished him gone, glad he shot himself--deemed him too vile and undeserving of life--they mentally took his life away from him. The way I see it, the only thing that makes the killer any different from the rest of us is that he actually pulled a trigger; though always preceeds action and is therefore the root of the downfall.
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I seem to have been having a series of bad days;gradually getting more and more grumpy. I'm not entirely sure why, but I am. I punched Curty in the nose last night in self defense and out of frustration; he didn't really deserve it probably and being me, I feel horrible. It bled and everything. I'm so mean. I should be hung!
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I too am aware of the happenings on this great blue sphere of ours. I look at the BBC news page daily.
Capital Punishment...hmmmm? you've opened a can of Pandora there girl. I hope you get some good intelligent comments here. Ponder this:
Matthew 5:21 and on. Jesus saying "do not murder...". Do you think "murder" is different than "kill", as in trial, judgement, conviction according to the laws of the land?
This is one of many things I've been pondering. We are called to "love our neibour" I realize, but laws of the land that don't try to nullify or pervert the word of God...do we follow them too? If Canada went back to hanging, abolished in the '70's I think, would that be ok by church folk? By God?
What say you?
Comment here so we can get this ball rolling...
I don't really see any difference between "murder" and "kill." Both seem to convey a malicious action in my brain.
My heart honestly believes that it is always wrong to take the vitality of another life into your own hands. There are other ways to serve punishment. What is really going to be reimbursed by killing a guilty man?
If capital punishment were back up on the docket at Capital Hill, I doubt it would really get passed. The church would be outraged. Lobbyists would be shooting out the wazzu!
I think that God has His own way of disiplining His kiddies. I think murder is a foothold of the devil in all forms; to make us think that mankind is capable of controling something so sacred as life, makes us think that we are worthy enough to take or keep it.
What is the person killed were a Christian? What if he, at one point, genuinly aked God to be with him? He maybe a fanatical lunatic, but if he were to believe in God, would killing him not be setting him free? How would that make his murderers feel, knowing that they had sent him to a paradise instead of eternal torture? Would his salvation have been revoked because of his horrible deeds? This has also always perplexed me. What say YOU?
I agree. Murder is murder. The very second we deliberately end the life of anyone,I beleive we have committed a grievous sin. The Republicans down South disagree. The majority of whom are "Christian". I don't get it. On one hand, they rally the troops to outlaw abortion while on the other hand, they advocate the death penalty. Murder is murder.
I fear our man Harper is leaning towards the "death" camp too. Have you noticed the ads on TV selling the Armed Forces? They want you to join this great career. More proof of his Canadian Republican mindset.
YIKES!
I agree with you on the capital punishment thing, but I think you'd be surprised to find that the church may not be as outraged as you think if it was brought back in. Who do you think installed it in the first place? If you ask around, some people still think the death penalty is a good thing. I'm glad to see you thinking this through so that when you are faced with this discussion, you will know where you stand and why.
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