tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post7807985310000309432..comments2023-05-28T07:46:13.657-04:00Comments on social issues: Bin Laden's Justice, and OursLeonard Wakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948820385522641682noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-8198417511607065872011-05-17T04:58:22.220-04:002011-05-17T04:58:22.220-04:00When I first heard the news about bin Laden gettin...When I first heard the news about bin Laden getting killed, I was quite relieved, and surprised. As a matter of fact, almost all people are overjoyed up to this date after the news came out. But glorifying the death of a single person, we are no different from the terrorists themselves who killed nearly 3000 people. I agree with your standpoint about retributive justice, like what we always believe, justice is justice no more if it emanates from retribution and such. What is so significant about getting joyful with someone's death when in fact we can't even bring back people's lives. Anyway, I really love the way you convey pure and straight thoughts, I guess my time has not been wasted in reading your post.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070980139461856819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-6346488447554230212011-05-10T09:46:23.293-04:002011-05-10T09:46:23.293-04:00Well-said, Amy. The killing of bin Laden will enco...Well-said, Amy. The killing of bin Laden will encourage continuing use of drone attacks, assassinations from the air with collateral damage. President Obama missed an opportunity to abide by the Nuremberg principles. He's leading us away from accepting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Acceptance of the ICC would be the best way to keep "justice straight," as you so well expressed it.Michael Diamondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-48612089239164027322011-05-04T02:08:56.562-04:002011-05-04T02:08:56.562-04:00Amy: beautifully stated and well argued. This is ...Amy: beautifully stated and well argued. This is a form of retributive justice, and one that will reinforce Bin Laden's status as a martyr who, if and when he died, wanted to be killed by imperialist American forces for that was the basis for his argument that Americans were threatening muslim lands. Having said that, it is nice to see something happen that makes us transcend the vitriolic silliness that characterizes American politics today.michael s. katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315282974097112026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-76673890991697290222011-05-02T22:38:20.361-04:002011-05-02T22:38:20.361-04:00You are so right on. This is by far the most intel...You are so right on. This is by far the most intelligent, thoughtful and far-reaching comment I have heard on this day of collective back-patting.Leonard Waksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-60970478729790738502011-05-02T15:36:38.205-04:002011-05-02T15:36:38.205-04:00Thanks for posting these interesting thoughts on r...Thanks for posting these interesting thoughts on retributive justice, Amy. These are good thoughts for me to chew over today.Sarah Stitzleinnoreply@blogger.com