So, they hung him…
Saddam Hussein was executed this morning. I’m not really sure how I feel about that. I don’t think the death sentence should be imposed on anyone. It’s too easy to keep a person incarcerated for life, and a prisoner is less likely to become a martyr than an executed person. There’s always the risk of escape I suppose, and in the case of Iraq, there’s the possibility of another political coup that would then release him from prison. Still, I pray that God has mercy on his soul.
Whenever somebody is executed, the news always publishes quotes from angry people along the lines of “good! he deserved to die!” and other stuff that is disrespectful to the dead. It always reminds me of a quote from The Green Mile: “He’s paid what he’s owed. He’s square with the house again, so keep your ******* hands off him.” The way I see it, he fulfilled his sentence, justice was done, and “he’s square with the house again.” Now it’s time for forgiveness and mercy and healing.
