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To: DMaA who wrote (190958)	12/29/2006 9:01:35 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (4) of 793897

The best we can hope for with our system of justice is that it resolves the situation between us and the perpetrator. In my initial post I argued that blood lust is not a justification for noble human justice and that certain criminals are able to step beyond our natural ability to bring reconciliation, or restitution of the harm they have committed. Tim McVey and Saddam Hussein definitely fall in to this category. Message 23139145 We could not repair the harm done by Tim. Nor do I think keeping him alive as a political prisoner (his self-perception) would have led to anything good. The death of McVeigh resolved our issue with him. Our method of dealing with him also sent a clear message to anyone who might be thinking of identifying with him. Not too many wanted to wear that identity and I credit that fact with the dissolution of the camps. This being the case, I think justice was served better by eliminating him from society than by attempting to retrieve information about those that may have gotten away. Saddam and his backers are not the same as Tim and that movement. I am not thinking that the death of Saddam will end the threat posed by his backers, and similar others but it will resolve the issue of how to bring justice to his historical behavior. It will be over and done with except as historical note. The image of him hanging from a noose is a much less attractive image to identify with than one of him waiting in exile for his group and others that could be recruited to rise up and reclaim his thrown. "Are you saying killing McVeigh accomplished a strategic goal but killing Saddam won't?" It accomplishes what the justice system was designed for. The benefits to society beyond that are diverse, and far outweigh the benefits of keeping him around in hopes of catching some other bad guy.

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