> Quite different. There exists no reliable evidence that would indicate
> that execution deters crime. However, one can reasonably argue that
> assasinating Hitler
likely not. would have created a hero, a fallen hero. on the othr hand, supporting the struggle for the Spanish Republic could have had much more profound consequences for the battle against facism in Europe.
, Pol Pot,
well, of course, the US supported him too much to have made that a likely occurrence. Had we not chosen Cambodia as a target of a bombing camp;aign....maybe a Pol Pot's reign would have had less in the wway of a base of support within Cambodia.....would have been more effective than his assasination of course...
Pinochet
---why assasinate him? how about just not supporting his illegal overthrow of a democratically elected socialist goverrnment. Besides, let's say Pinochet was asssasinated. It would have opened up a pretext for US direct intervention...likely even more lives would have been lost...
Steve
et al before their respective
> reigns of terror would've prevented a great deal of human suffering.
> Incidentally, we never would've been able to imagine how much if they had,
> indeed, been assasinated early on.
>
> -- Luke
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> On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Todd Archer wrote:
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> > Nathan, what is your take on execution of criminals?
> >
> > Todd
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