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I have seen the video, and had about a day to think on it, and this is how I feel.....
First, he deserved to die, whoever else was also culpable, he deserved what he got.....
Despite this, I found the execution to be somehow not right, it just did not sit well with me, and I could not figure out why- THEN it hit me- What was important here was the way in which it was done, the FACT that of the people present he was the only one who appeared unafraid and unbowed, that the whole thing seemed like a back alley operation based on the idea that they had better kill him quick before something stops them- it was as if they were affraid of him, not that they had brought him to justice....
Lessons learned- Do not make an enemies execution undignified, on the chance that he will look dignified himself because of it.
Do not go about the cause of justice in the dark dingy undisclosed locations, but publicly, and with pride in Justice...(yes, I know public spectacles should be avoided, but have you seen the tape/photos )
The difference between justice and revenge is a thin line, and has a lot to do with how it looks- a uniformed firing squad in a well lit courtyard would have looked more like justice- this looked like revenge, and has probably made a martyr of a murderer......
Finally, if we go to the trouble to make an enemy look like a dangerous monster, a "Lion" as it were, then we should not kill him like a dog, because as stated above, he still looks to many like a lion......
So at the end of it all i am all for killing him, but all against how it was done.....
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