why do people kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong?

[primroseburrows]

So, Saddam has been executed. Now I suppose the next thing I should hear is that all those people he killed are alive again, because isn't that why he was killed?

I can understand Iraq's feelings about this. I don't agree with revenge, but I understand it. I do NOT get America's elation. Somebody needs to 'splain, Lucy, because I just don't understand killing people for killing people. I don't honestly think I ever will, really. *sigh*

And, a twenty-year-old saying "I guess it's one less person in the world we have to deal with" makes me feel icky inside.

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[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

I said in my post that I understand the revenge. I don't understand the American's reaction. What does America have to get revenge against Saddam for? He's never attacked our country.

I don't agree with revenge, but you're right. If someone hurt one of my kids, it could very well be a different story, which is why I understand it. I hope I'd be different, but I can't say for sure. I really hope I never have to find out.

But I don't understand why America is so happy, or that killing a killer is "justice". It's revenge, yes, and I've already said how I feel about that. It's understandable. I don't know why we as a country feel the way we do.