A few things caught my eye today. There will be an inquiry into what happened at the time of Saddam Hussein's execution on Saturday. Mobile phone camera footage appears to show the former dictator being verbally abused, moments before he died. The British deputy prime minister, John Prescott, has referred to this footage as being deplorable. I have made my own opinion on Saddam perfectly clear, but have to agree with John Prescott that what happened in the execution chamber does not sit easily.
A post mortem is being carried out on the dog that killed a 5-year old girl on Merseyside over the weekend. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Dog Trust has advocated a change to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as he feels that singling out breeds rather than individual dogs is not the way forward. I cannot agree with that statement.
Although training and upbringing of a dog (not speaking from experience) has a lot to do with its temper, it is public knowledge that illegally bred pitbull terriers and other similar breeds are bred for fighting.
Stephen Wright, the 48-year old man currently in custody on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes around Ipswich late in 2006 appeared in court today in front of a Crown Court judge. He was remanded in custody to appear before a High Court judge (a more senior court) on May 1st. His lawyer is arguing for the case to be heard outside Suffolk.
I gather that there has been a severe snowstorm in the American Mid-West, with 90 cms (36 inches) of snow in Kansas and Colorado. I sincerely hope all are well, and bearing up under the conditions.
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Mobile phones can be a good thing ,but there is too much opportunity for misuse,and that went abit too far I feel , ..love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteNo exectuion should be put on video. It is not a spectator sport as it used to be in the days when people were ignorant. You have to give Hussein one thing, he did show great courage at the time of his death. That does not excuse the things he did but did face the end with dignity which is more than can be said for his executioners.
ReplyDeleteAs for dangerous dogs, there are some breeds that should just not be bred, they should be allowed to die out. They are bred purely for aggression and have the killing instict. That poor little girl, the pain and terror she must have experienced.
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Don't they have better to do. They killed him, they agreed, so now they should leave him in peace, unless it is to blame more people and excuse their next genocide; becoming white before the execution takes place. They should stop all their fuss, some kids in our country are spiritually and physically dying because of deprivation.
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The Execution of The head of any nation should be recorded, but not by a sleazy style cell phone recording. It should be done professionally by the state that is executing him or her and only for historical records, not public gratification. The tape should only be used to prove that the execution was carried out in a dignified and professional manner, which this tape seems to prove did not happen in this case. This is another sad chapter in this unfortunate affair. Let us pray that lessons are learned and this way of conducting such serious events will not be repeated on the world stage.
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A partial pit bull suddenly attacked my grandson when he was 9 that his owner thought perfectly safe. He was lucky to have a great plastic surgeon who volunteers his services for children's injuries. He fixed his face, but it was a most frightening time. There is nothing worse in my mind than a dog bite by a dog the owner trusted too much. Gerry
ReplyDeleteI agree. The phone camera footage and the heckling was not very dignified.
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