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Originally Posted by Suki
Yes, I know. But still, Nazi leaders were tried and put to death after found guilty of crimes against humanity. I think this is the way to go for any person committing any crime. That's how Justice is made. By shooting someone you are just committing a murder and if someone was to put an end to Bin Laden's life it should have been a jury, not some guy with a machine gun.
I'm not saying Bin Laden did not deserve to die. I'm saying he should have been allowed a trial (from which he would have been found guilty, obviously, and most likely sentenced to death). Very different ways to go to get to the very same resolution.
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Hitler was never put on trial. And those who were properly tried for war crimes were tried after the war was over and done with.
Again, we don't know what happened in that room when bin Laden was shot, so we cannot say if it justified in the moment, or not.
That being said, governments have engaged in "shoot to kill" missions all over the globe. Are these never justified? Is a clear shot at Osama bin Laden, or Hitler, or other not "suspected" but "known" war criminals not justified?
I cannot say I know the answer 100% either way, but it is an interesting topic.