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Dragonlich · 07-30-2004, 09:27 PM

If at all possible, he should be tried as a common criminal. He should NOT be tried as a POW, as this would make him a soldier. Turning him into a mass-murderer will show to the world how incredibly evil and cowardly he is. Turning him into a soldier more or less legitimizes his struggle - it would mean the US is at war with him, which will turn him into a hero to some.

I would prefer a UN court, trying him for crimes against humanity. The reason isn't that I like the UN per se, but that he killed people all over the world, from many different nationalities. He may claim to be fighting the US, but he's fighting humanity as a whole.

(Zeld: actually, after the Nuremburg trials, one or two people were released. So it wasn't a foregone conclusion at all.)

07-30-2004, 09:27 PM	#27 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	If at all possible, he should be tried as a common criminal. He should NOT be tried as a POW, as this would make him a soldier. Turning him into a mass-murderer will show to the world how incredibly evil and cowardly he is. Turning him into a soldier more or less legitimizes his struggle - it would mean the US is at war with him, which will turn him into a hero to some. I would prefer a UN court, trying him for crimes against humanity. The reason isn't that I like the UN per se, but that he killed people all over the world, from many different nationalities. He may claim to be fighting the US, but he's fighting humanity as a whole. (Zeld: actually, after the Nuremburg trials, one or two people were released. So it wasn't a foregone conclusion at all.) Last edited by Dragonlich; 07-30-2004 at 09:30 PM..