Thread:Comments:Former Libyan leader Gaddafi killed/Great start/reply (6)

I am in no way an apologist. If we wish to elevate ourself above the animals, which is what we call civilised, we must control our basic eye for an eye mentality. I can wholeheartedly imagine that a englishman who has lead a cushy life talking about trials may be the last thing many who have been directly affected by this man want to hear. I can also imagine that if my family members had been killed that I would act in the same way - but that is the point of justice; the jury of peers can be sufficiently emotionally detached to pass reasoned judgement (whether this involves capital punishment or not is a separate issue) it also allows for a full and specific account of a persons crimes to be heard. I've heard this man Gaddafi was BAD, I heard he did BAD things - I will now be much less likely to be aware of his specific crimes because he hasn't been tried.

I see this as a giant leap backwards from the storming of Tripoli. Viewing the video on youtube I was surprised how many people share my viewpoint actually, although many were from a religious viewpoint