Bin Laden Punishment.

[Hatuey]

I was watching this interview with some journalist who is apparently an expert on Al-Qaeda. I don't remember his name but they asked him what he thought would be the best punishment for Bin Laden if he was caught alive and he said something that really struck me. He said we shouldn't take him to America right away. We should take him to Kenya and Tanzania so he can try and explain his crimes to the victims of the embassies there. Then we should take him to Casablanca, London, Madrid, New York City, Bali and so and so on until he passes through every place his organization has attacked. Finally we should take him to Saudi Arabia where with the help of the Saudis we can try him under Sharia Law(the only law he respects). Once he is found guilty they should take him to that square in Riyadh where the Saudis execute those who offend Islam and have his executioner follow Islamic custom and beg the victims of Bin Ladens crime to forgive him. When they refuse he will execute Bin Laden. I believe this would be a bigger blow to Islamic extremists then simply executing him. I could be wrong what do you think should be his punishment?

 

[Sauwan]

I don't think parading him around in an attempt to humiliate him would be effective at curtailing more hate of America. I'm also against putting him to death, despite his heinous crimes. (Although I wouldn't protest against it...)

I'd probably just place him in a high security prison for life (once convicted in a trial...of course) with the worst of what America has to offer.

 

[Kandahar]

I believe this would be a bigger blow to Islamic extremists then simply executing him. I could be wrong what do you think should be his punishment?

Not only would that make him a martyr, but it would give him a worldwide megaphone to continue preaching hatred.

 

[jamesrage]

I could be wrong what do you think should be his punishment?

Stuff bacon in his mouth his mouth,coat him in bacon grease and give him the electric chair and make it slow and painful as possible.Then when he is dead, cremate him and mix his ashes in pig **** and leave in the middle of a busy extremist city so that when scum come to mourn him they can be shot.

 

[Devils.High]

Vodka up the 4$$.... That would be painful. then just mess him up with the worst drug combos ever, so hell live but suffer.

 

[Navy Pride]

He is already met his 72 virgins so I voted other...........

 

[jamesrage]

Not only would that make him a martyr, but it would give him a worldwide megaphone to continue preaching hatred.

Who cares if a bunch of terrorist see him as a martyr?Sounds like the most absurd anti-death penalty excuse ever."Can't kill a terrorist because other terrorist might see him as hero"

 

[Hatuey]

Who cares if a bunch of terrorist see him as a martyr?Sounds like the most absurd anti-death penalty excuse ever."Can't kill a terrorist because other terrorist might see him as hero"

I don't think he's advocating not executing him but it would smarter if we got an Islamic tribunal to execute him.

 

[Kandahar]

Who cares if a bunch of terrorist see him as a martyr?Sounds like the most absurd anti-death penalty excuse ever."Can't kill a terrorist because other terrorist might see him as hero"

Seems like a decent reason to me. If he's executed, he'll be remembered as a hero by many people around the world. If he's locked in a prison cell for the rest of his life, the Islamic world will eventually become disillusioned with him and stop caring about him. We certainly SHOULD care if they see him as a martyr, because it invites further attacks in his name while doing nothing to help eliminate the ideology that produced him.

 

[jamesrage]

Seems like a decent reason to me. If he's executed, he'll be remembered as a hero by many people around the world.

So what,all those who will remember Osama Bin Laden as a hero are terrorist themselves or pro-terrorist.Either way we should not give two shits what a bunch of terrorist think when it comes to handing out death sentences to criminals.

f he's locked in a prison cell for the rest of his life, the Islamic world will eventually become disillusioned with him and stop caring about him.

Or they will keep kidnapping and murdering innocent people in hopes that we will release him.

We certainly SHOULD care if they see him as a martyr, because it invites further attacks in his name while doing nothing to help eliminate the ideology that produced him

You do not think some terrorist will say to themselves"hey lets kidnap some infidels and use them as hostages"?IF he is alive they will have more reason to harm innocent people.

 

[Adrian]

Stuff bacon in his mouth his mouth,coat him in bacon grease...

You're most likely right. Muslims, from what I can see, have a penchant for making martyrs out of fellow Muslims who die "manly" deaths. Humiliation removes a good deal of the punch.

Torturing him to death though is "manly," so I have to disagree with you there. Also that idea is pretty sick in the head.

Having Bin Laden tour the sites of his victories would only make him nostalgic.

 

[Real Korimyr #9]

Voted execution, but he should be granted a clean death-- not tortured and humiliated as some posters here would endorse.

Our treatment of our enemies is one of the bases upon which we claim moral superiority to them; nothing we can gain by torturing bin Laden or desecrating his corpse could possibly be worth sacrificing that.

 

[Kandahar]

So what,all those who will remember Osama Bin Laden as a hero are terrorist themselves or pro-terrorist.

No kidding, that's the point. Why should we give them a hero to worship?

Either way we should not give two shits what a bunch of terrorist think when it comes to handing out death sentences to criminals.

As usual, you bring nothing to the discussion table but naive rhetoric.

Or they will keep kidnapping and murdering innocent people in hopes that we will release him.

They're going to do that as retaliation if we kill him. The only difference is that if he's in prison, he'll be largely forgotten after a few years.

You do not think some terrorist will say to themselves"hey lets kidnap some infidels and use them as hostages"?IF he is alive they will have more reason to harm innocent people.

No, they'll have exactly the same amount of reason to harm innocent people: none. Since when did you care about that anyway? Didn't you just say that you don't care what the terrorists think, when deciding his punishment?

 

[Hatuey]

Voted execution, but he should be granted a clean death-- not tortured and humiliated as some posters here would endorse.

Our treatment of our enemies is one of the bases upon which we claim moral superiority to them; nothing we can gain by torturing bin Laden or desecrating his corpse could possibly be worth sacrificing that.

I think we should pay off a Sharia court to do pass the judgment.

 

[MSgt]

Seems like a decent reason to me. If he's executed, he'll be remembered as a hero by many people around the world. If he's locked in a prison cell for the rest of his life, the Islamic world will eventually become disillusioned with him and stop caring about him. We certainly SHOULD care if they see him as a martyr, because it invites further attacks in his name while doing nothing to help eliminate the ideology that produced him.

Islamic "martyrdom" is more dangerous when the martyr is alive.

Suicide bombers are "martyrs" until they destroy themselves and then they are discarded. Islamic militant groups have historically kidnapped and murdered over the realease of "political prisoners" or "martyrs." Islamic martyrs, after death, are all anchient individuals that go back to the beginnings of Islam and few actually murder for their memory. As long as Al-Queda can continue the illusion of life, Islamic Radicals have their martyr.

If he was still alive, the best thing a "soldier" could do if he had him in his sights would be to pull the trigger.

 

[WI Crippler]

I have to agree with Korymir here. A clean execution with no frills. He deserves death ( assuming he is still alive ). But I don't think we need to make it a special case here. If we treat him in some special way ( by some desecration, or through a parade ) then it lends credence to his importance, and will validate the violence in some of those sick peoples propogandist minds, that haven't quite crossed over yet.

However, if I were to run into Bin Laden myself, well execution wouldn't be necessary. I'd just kill him right there, and spare us the incessant whiny news media voices whining about what we should do.

 

[Kandahar]

Islamic "martyrdom" is more dangerous when the martyr is alive.

Only if he's also free to continue his operations.

If he was still alive, the best thing a "soldier" could do if he had him in his sights would be to pull the trigger.

This is true, but it isn't what the poll is asking. "Punishment" implies that he would be tried, convicted, and sentenced to one of the options listed.

 

[MSgt]

This is true, but it isn't what the poll is asking.

Quite right.

 

[Real Korimyr #9]

However, if I were to run into Bin Laden myself, well execution wouldn't be necessary. I'd just kill him right there, and spare us the incessant whiny news media voices whining about what we should do.

No point in taking him alive. If I remember correctly, the bounty doesn't specify.

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

I was watching this interview with some journalist who is apparently an expert on Al-Qaeda. I don't remember his name but they asked him what he thought would be the best punishment for Bin Laden if he was caught alive and he said something that really struck me. He said we shouldn't take him to America right away. We should take him to Kenya and Tanzania so he can try and explain his crimes to the victims of the embassies there. Then we should take him to Casablanca, London, Madrid, New York City, Bali and so and so on until he passes through every place his organization has attacked. Finally we should take him to Saudi Arabia where with the help of the Saudis we can try him under Sharia Law(the only law he respects). Once he is found guilty they should take him to that square in Riyadh where the Saudis execute those who offend Islam and have his executioner follow Islamic custom and beg the victims of Bin Ladens crime to forgive him. When they refuse he will execute Bin Laden. I believe this would be a bigger blow to Islamic extremists then simply executing him. I could be wrong what do you think should be his punishment?

To many risks,

A) What if he gets found not guilty under Sharia law? I mean I don't think the Mullahs have even issued a Fatwa against OBL.

B) What if the victims forgive him?

 

[Trajan Octavian Titus]

Only if he's also free to continue his operations.

Ya right what are you talking about? I believe even the 1st WTC was perpetrated because we arrested the blind Sheik, and nemerous terrorist attacks have been perpetrated for the explicit purpose of taking hostages in order to have a captured terrorist released. If he's dead it kind of defeats the purpose of taking hostages.

 

[Kandahar]

Ya right what are you talking about? I believe even the 1st WTC was perpetrated because we arrested the blind Sheik, and nemerous terrorist attacks have been perpetrated for the explicit purpose of taking hostages in order to have a captured terrorist released. If he's dead it kind of defeats the purpose of taking hostages.

No, there would still be retaliation for having killed him in the first place. The only difference is that the ones in prison are eventually forgotten and viewed as cowards, whereas if we execute them then we immortalize them as martyrs.