Why hasn't the leader of the Khemer Rouge/Poi Pot been punished or executed for the murders of his people?
400459
yes, pol pot did die a few years ago, but i'm sure his soul is paying for it now.  the other high ranks from the kr are very old and on their last legs.  they might die before they get that trial going.  corruption is the main culprit, and it doesn't help that prime minister hun sen was formerly part of the kr.
599197
Cheney's friend did not die, the same can not be said for Mary Joe Kapekne.  Before you go and say that was so long ago do not forget the rape case in the Kennedy coumpound in West Palm Beach, and just recently another Kennedy was popped driving under the influence and was given the same preferential treatment as good old Teddy. Let's not forget Jefferson who accepted a $100,000 bribe then gets upset because the FBI searched his office as part of the investigation. What Clinton did (&^%*# an intern) would have gotten any CEO of a US company fired, but nothing was done for that (remember the empeachment was for lying to the Grand Jury under oath). Another Dem smacks a security guard because he asked her for I.D... Let's face it ALL politicians get preferential treatment. That's the problem, if you want to say the other side gets more preferential treatment I could go on. If I really have to go on, there is just no sense of doing so.
40006
The Murderer that is being executed.  It's a consequence of his crime.
894176
I just noticed that your name is "suspendor" and you're asking this question about sadaam's fate....by hanging....oh the twisted irony; \nI think he deserves everything he's got coming to him. He's massacred countless thousands of his own people.....he sealed his own fate.
188181
Well if that was her only infraction I'm sure the death penalty wouldn't have come into play, i like your question as you are canceling one evil with another whats the downside! But the sad truth is we cannot condone a murder\neven if he deserved it if we did vigilante justice would go rampant and unchecked and you could never get your day in court, face it no matter who gets killed someone will grieve\nand feel a need for justice.
646985
No death sentence.\n\nLife in prison or not, the sentence should make him repent what he/she did and his/her painful life (not physical) should be an example to people not to commit crimes against humanity.
986590
To be honest I think its a Catch 22 situation.  You let him live and one group of people will be annoyed and rebel, you kill him and a different bunch of people are annoyed and rebel.  So no matter what happens there is going to be violence and terrorism in my opinion.  So what should be done?  Who knows, Saddam has been tried and found guilty of mass murder, he should be punished and in the eyes of Iraqi law that means death by hanging.  All we can do is obey the law.
581262
Yes, some people are just not fit to be in society. So, they need to be put down, sadly. We can't just keep cold blooded murders locked up, there is no room in our prisons and they deserve to pay for what they did, justice for the familys.
790684
It is a hard one because it has happened that they executed the wrong person....so what happens than ,you cant bring them back...no one has a right to take any life....we are to quick to kill kill kill.
1099861
Stricter laws against such acts. The death penalty for people involved and more camps like camp-X.\n\n It is a terrible thing to say but that seems the only way to deal with these killers.....We should open forced labour camps for them, that would put them off surely?
377317
Technically it still does for treason!\n\nThis is so easy a subject to generalise about and so difficult to be case-by-case specific.\n\nIt does seem illogical to keep someone in prison until they die but it also seems illogical to do it as a deterrent for other people (isn't that killing someone for someone else's crime they have yet to commit).\n\nI have to be honest and say that I have heard of cases where I would have no problem if the person was executed but the line is very difficult to specify.\n\nMaybe not having it is an honour we should hold up rather than a burden to bear.\n\nPeace out.
757157
In what capacity should one order for the killing of somoene (Saddam in this case)???? because he killed some people ....by then doing this are we punishing them or correcting anything??/ (if anything we are making things worse)....LEt him rot in prison for the rest of his life.....u want the death penality 5 minutes he is dead....IS IT a punishment enough?????i do not think so relief really ...let him rot in prison am not for the death penalty........WE do not have the right to take life away even if we are trying to seek Justice NO
848781
Yes, anyone who kills themself should be executed.  Not only that, they should be made to pay to clean up the mess.
937041
He was murdered and by someone that didn't care how many innocents die with him as a result. Minimum reparations would be financial damages claims to all victims and a signed pledged to never touch another person in the UK, other than that it's like a flea biting a dog. They could make political waves, break off any funding/economic ties to Russia (something Russia has never been shy about asking the West for more of). BUT it's very disturbing that this harms Russia  and Putin more than it helps Russia or Putin, which makes me naturally question if they were set up by a third party who will benefit from the fallout? Like the Chechen rebels, or maybe "right wing" communist hardliners in Russia or China? Response must be careful and measured, so as not to reward those who orchestrated this.
643508
Chances are they'll end up letting him slip back into the hands of the insurgency, then it'll be a huge problem.  They should just kill him and get it over with before that happens.
996212
Yes he should be held accountable, but no he won't be held accountable.  The reasons are complex and more than can be reasonably written here.  Its sad though, isn't it?  Such a waste of life on a conflict that began with a shootout between the wrong combatants, then escalated to a point where neither could separate and re-think the wisdom of it all.  Too many in our government are now in denial and the body count continues to climb.
508322
often these leaders are actually dictators who use fear and threat of violence to sustain their power over long periods of time. since the people of these countries are often poor, uneducated, etc. they have little means to fight back.