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August 29, 2006

Poking a Stick at Saddam

Am I the only one who is offended that US Marines are forcing Saddam Hussein to repeatedly watch the South Park episode that featured him as Satan's gay lover? No doubt people are going to snigger over this one, but is it really alright?

If someone is in prison and is a bad person, does it follow that it is acceptable to torment them? Isn't there enough misery in the world without us piling it on even more? Isn't it enough that the man is safely locked away where he can't hurt anyone ever again, and that he will likely be put to death for his crimes? Do we really need to be cruel, to poke through the bars at the captive dog with a stick? That some find this behavior acceptable says something very disturbing about our culture, in my opinion.

Posted by Becky at August 29, 2006 09:01 AM