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Any standard below imprisonment is unacceptable
The guy is responsible for bombing a school and killing 150 young girls. We execute people for less in the US.
not if the victims are brown...
Still hope this shitheels catches a bullet.
He looks like a kid who's been told "no" for the first time in their lives. I am appalled and disguested that he was toured around like he was some massive hero when this was the 'manly' reaction he gave for his 'heroic' actions
he gives piggy boy fascist
I think it's the boats that will get him. I think they ended up killing several hundred at random. Iran was a war-not-a-war so that may give him some cover as a failure.
I'm not so sure... is the American public even aware of the boat strikes?
2/3rds of the senate is a big hill to climb, especially when many of the R's that survived are from far right states.
The boats are hardly any less horrific, and I have no doubt there were children on more than 1.
Also he denied vets treatment or help since the Iran war is not a war.
I’ll pass on capital punishment.
He should be "executed" on live TV, but the guns just "shoot" out a flag that's says "prison for life".
He needs to think he's actually being executed though: he's fine with it.
It would definitely scar him a lot. I’ve had a gun held to my head before and it really fucks you up for sure.
I hope you've been (and are) able to deal with that trauma in a healthy way.
Come to think of it, I'm not sure I wish that on anyone, no matter who they are.
He's possibly barely suffered a consequence in his entire life, so probably even the thought of there being any consequences is terrifying (enough) to him.
I get where you're coming from, but war crimes aren't cool.
Yeah, another reply/comment made me change my mind.
He didn't....
That’s on him, not me
100% a distinction that seems lost on a lot of people.
Yeah I honestly don’t think I’d be able to see that if I weren’t pacifist. I do understand their anger but I do wish people could differentiate between what’s based off their anger and what should actually be done once the anger is filtered out and processed by our analytical side.
There's also that a lot of people conflate justice with revenge.
Distance oneself from wanting vengeance and then discussed what consequences justice requires.
Normally I'd agree. But conservative traitors who commit atrocities in public view while celebrating and bragging are my exception.
These cockroaches need to suffer the same torture they have inflicted upon their victims. If they survive CECOT for a year, then we put them in a fishing boat and take bets on how far they get before exploding.
It’s definitely conflicting. He’s committed so many atrocities and it really makes emotions flare up. I understand where you are coming from but I just don’t want to see humanity further fleeting into barbarism by doing eye for an eye. Plus, death frees him from the shame of having to live with who he is and what he’s done.
But only if they're poor.
Televised execution?
Jk, I never want that.
We kinda got that last night at the polls.
BUUURRRN!
Firing squad against a dude in a wheel chair
Maybe if Hegseth holds the chair. Tell him it's the manly thing to do. And instruct the squad to aim for the convictim's head. If he's going to make soldiers commit cold-blooded murder he might as well have the best view.
Public execution of politicians and government officials... I'm kinda leaning toward maybe
Can we send him to Iran as a peace offering?
I would see him being handed over to the parents in Iran as fair. Then whatever happens to him is their rightful choice and it’s not the state making the decision