A Hanging or A Firing Squad For Hussein?

[SlowwHand]

I'm all for that one.

[MichaeltheGreat]

He wants to be shot, so let him stretch a rope, assuming they ever get off their asses and finish this circus of a "trial."

[Dr Strangelove]

IIRC in the Arab world hanging is an especially despised form of execution, but I'd like to suggest something old fashioned: stoning. In particular I'd suggest having him stoned by elderly women, which would be particularily humiliating.

[SlowwHand]

That's a good idea. Oh, I like that idea a lot.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
IIRC in the Arab world hanging is an especially despised form of execution, but I'd like to suggest something old fashioned: stoning. In particular I'd suggest having him stoned by elderly women, which would be particularily humiliating.

Addendum: Elderly women whose children were murdered upon orders from Saddam And not stones...use hardened pieces of poop.

[Zkrib suddenly remembers he's anti-death penalty]

OMG How could anyone suggest such a thing?!

[Pekka]

I'm for life sentence without press and other ways to influence things.

Let him rot and realize every day where he is.

I'm anti-DP, however, if these are the options... I don't care, let him choose. He's a ***** but I'd grant him his wish of choosing the method of his own death, even when he didn't let others have that option. Doesn't make difference to me.

[Dr Strangelove]

How about a "Merchant of Venice" punishment? Convert him to Christianity, make him eat pork and give his wealth to his victims.

[Skanky Burns]

I'd leave him to rot. Drag his punishment out so he has to live with what he has done for the rest of his life.
Not that I'm against the DP, but in this case there is no point.

[Thorn]

Nothing, he should be found innocent as he is the Rightful President of Iraq, now look at the mess we have caused, just by trying to ignore that.

[Winston]

I don't think he has too much trouble living with what he's done..

A nice and humanitarian alternative to hanging could be prison for, oh, 30 days. In general population.

[chequita guevara]

While I'm opposed to the death penalty in general, I'm willing to make certain, limited, exceptions. He's one of those exceptions. Hanging isn't a particularly nice way to go, even if it's done right, so that it breaks your neck instantly. You're still alive for a time, and possibly conscious. Shooting on the other hand is nice and quick.

I say hang him.

[SlowwHand]

Just keep the knot a little loose. It won't be a quick and easy.

[Lancer]

It doesn't matter.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Just keep the knot a little loose. It won't be a quick and easy.

I'm not so full of hate that I would wish that on anyone. Not even you, Sloww.

[SlowwHand]

I've been hung twice. Here I am, still.