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TeddyR

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35. The world isn't black and white

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #18)

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 10:10 AM

Nov 2015

But I find that there are things that are evil, and shooting and blowing someone up at a café in Paris for the purpose of instilling terror is evil, as is cutting off the heads of hostages. Not distasteful, but evil. And I think it is a good thing that Jihadi John is dead, though I would have preferred that he be captured, tried and hung. Vaporizing is the next best thing.

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Does anyone think it was wrong for the US to kill Jihadi John? [View all] Kablooie Nov 2015 OP

I thought there was an EO... scscholar Nov 2015 #1

You're aware of our drones, right? WinkyDink Nov 2015 #2

no, it was not wrong. ericson00 Nov 2015 #3

Excuse me Aerows Nov 2015 #4

He had plenty of time to turn himself in. phleshdef Nov 2015 #5

not at all. I hope the piece of garbage sufferred when he was struck by the drone still_one Nov 2015 #6

I don't believe in morality ZombieHorde Nov 2015 #7

How do you define morality? whathehell Nov 2015 #11

Morality is categorizing events, people, thoughts, etc. ZombieHorde Nov 2015 #14

Oh, I see..You don't believe in Right and Wrong, but do believe in 'taste'? whathehell Nov 2015 #16

I believe in personal preferences. ZombieHorde Nov 2015 #18

The world isn't black and white TeddyR Nov 2015 #35

No--but only if he was the only one killed n/t eridani Nov 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Nov 2015 #9

No. He was a combatant killed in the theater of war. branford Nov 2015 #10

I'm torn. I wish we could have caught him, and put him on trial... Contrary1 Nov 2015 #12

well, revenge has been taken. oh goody. KG Nov 2015 #13

No- because he was actively killing and enslaving others Marrah_G Nov 2015 #15

This. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #21

Well, whoopee for murder. Great reason for a thread. Makes life worth living, doesn't it? n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #17

His death Dorian Gray Nov 2015 #23

Well it wasn't natural causes gratuitous Nov 2015 #40

No Kalidurga Nov 2015 #19

No. Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #20

Well the mother of James Foley for one, thinks what we did was wrong. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #22

Not me. This is war, not a contained legal proceeding. n/t Yo_Mama Nov 2015 #24

Kill a guy with a funny name but leave endless convoys untouched. CJCRANE Nov 2015 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Nov 2015 #31

His real name was CJCRANE Nov 2015 #36

No. I only wish they had taken more of those bastards with him, smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #26

Right wingers won't be happy until we drop an atom bomb on the middle east. B Calm Nov 2015 #27

About the same as killing Hermann G�ring trumad Nov 2015 #28

Yes, but I'm not one of them. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #29

He was a (self) declared combatant in a declared war theater Recursion Nov 2015 #30

I call myself a pacifist but in the case of ISIS , they need to be stopped by any means necassary bowens43 Nov 2015 #32

Yes. Capture and prosecute him. Rule of law, that quaint old thing, innocent til proven guilty. peacebird Nov 2015 #33

Absolutely not! MohRokTah Nov 2015 #34

He is an enemy combatant. His death was part of a war. Stinky The Clown Nov 2015 #37

I would have preferred that he had been captured and tried and put in prison for life. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #38

NO. NYCButterfinger Nov 2015 #39

Watch some of the videos melman Nov 2015 #41