Like almost everyone else, I'm quite pleased with the fact that Saddam was hanged. But if that's all I had to say about it, then I probably wouldn't bother blogging it. Instead, I have to ask a question to all of you. During the November election, one of the questions proposed to the people of Wisconsin was whether the death penalty should return to Wisconsin for capital murder. I expressed the opinion that we should not bring back the death penalty, not because I was opposed to the idea morally, but because I was unconvinced that innocent people would not be killed. In fact, I briefly discussed this issue early with regard to Saddam. In this case I have no problem reconciling my opposition to the Wisconsin death penalty, and the hanging of Saddam, because his guilt is not in doubt.
But during the Wisconsin death penalty debate, some of you expressed opposition to it, not because you worried that innocent people might be killed, but because you were in moral opposition to killing in general, whether that opposition was for religious reasons or others. So for those of you were opposed to the death penalty for moral reasons, but are happy Saddam was hanged... how do you reconcile those two beliefs?
I'm honestly curious.
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