Embassy protests - Middle East

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by Kevin

1) Freedom of Speech- I don't pretend to know what a bunch of animals think. I doubt many of them at all saw the video. That said, if you think it's okay to murder just because you've been offended religiously, you're an animal that deserves to be put down.

Wow. Just.. wow. You just went too far in my book...


However, I do agree with you on how the US government needs to take action.. to support those counties in bringing those people to justice.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

Wow. Just.. wow. You just went too far in my book...

So if you commit murder because you've been religiously offended, what is the proper sanction for that?

Keep in mind, these are all countries with a long and storied tradition of capital punishment [for 12-year-old rape victims].

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by Kevin

So if you commit murder because you've been religiously offended, what is the proper sanction for that?

Keep in mind, these are all countries with a long and storied tradition of capital punishment [for 12-year-old rape victims].

I never said their actions weren't horrible, so don't put words in my mouth. I said that in my opinion saying people deserve to be put down like animals, is going to far.

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I hope we remember that it was not "Libya" who attacked the embassy, but a group of people very likely stirred up by outside extremist influences (and we have plenty of our own extremist pot stirrers here).

This!

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

I never said their actions weren't horrible, so don't put words in my mouth.

Pot/kettle. I never said you said that.

I said that in my opinion saying people deserve to be put down like animals, is going to far.

Well then, what should happen? These are countries with storied pasts of capital punishment. You think a lesser sentence than death is appropriate for killing a U.S. Ambassador?

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Pot/kettle. I never said you said that.



Well then, what should happen? These are countries with storied pasts of capital punishment. You think a lesser sentence than death is appropriate for killing a U.S. Ambassador?

We also have a storied past of capital punishment.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by agzg

We also have a storied past of capital punishment.

Salem Witch Trials and miscellaneous 19th century goings-on, we have a pretty storied past of allowing due process and not, for example, executing rape victims. I'm not at all bashful about saying that any culture which condones that sort of thing is savage and should be treated as such.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Well then, what should happen? These are countries with storied pasts of capital punishment. You think a lesser sentence than death is appropriate for killing a U.S. Ambassador?

Since I oppose the death penalty, that would be life in prison. And I can't imagine prison in Libya (or many other non-first world countries) being very bearable.