[HKITperson] We can't have democratic governments going around the world murdering people they don't like... no matter how popular it is.
I'm not aware of anyone being murdered recently by a democratic government. Plenty of people are murdered by dictatorships, sure, but not usualy by democratic governments. I invite you again, HKIT, to enlighten me and explain who has been "murdered" recently.
How gutted must G Dubya be though that he didn't rat out sexy Osama himself?
By my logic it is wrong for any civilised country to kill anyone. It is also wrong for civilized countries to go around assasinating people they don't like.... including mass murderers and terrorists. The US constitution and the UK laws are there to ensure that "everyone is equal before the law" and that everyone no matter how odious, is entitled to a free trial. That sets us apart from others.
What you are basically saying is that this is nothing to do with justice but revenge. Just because thousands died in 9/11, that we are entitled to ride roughsod over all that the values we believe in.
Because of 9/11, how many hundreds and thousands of innocents have been killed as revenge?
Btw, how do you know that Bin Laden was "too busy trying to kill"? You have some information that we are not aware of? Given that the US military has a history of lying, I would take that statement as a pinch of salt.
An inquiry should be set up to ensure that the law was followed and that the other people inside were killed in self defence and were either innocent or not.
Ditto for the Nato raid where small kids were killed.... but then again, since they were brown... I wouldn't expect much.
So you have resorted to personal insults when you can't win an argument. Pathetic specimen you are!
What happened to Ghadaffi's son and grandkids when Nato bombed? Bin Laden may have been unlawfully killed or murdered. Democratic Governments cannot do revenge extrajudicial killings but justice... in this case justice has not been done because he has not been brought up into a court of law to answer for his crimes.
Isn't the whole basis of democracy built on justice and the rule of law?
It is pretty clear Bin Laden was murdered - even the White House this morning is confirming he was unarmed but "resisting". There is no call in any lawful country to shoot someone twice in the head if they are just "resisting arrest" but are unarmed. It's also pretty obvious why it was necessary - if he's remained alive no doubt his followers would have moved heaven and earth to get him out, risking many more lives in the process; he would have remained a figurehead capable of insiring more death and destruction. On balance, they did the right thing. I don't think it should be commonplace, but this was not a "common" situation. Bin Laden put himself in the firing line and smiled doing it. He got what was coming to him. Live by the gun; die by the gun.