Saturday, August 20, 2011

Should Osama be given a trial?

Osama should not have been given a trial. In 2004, Osama had claimed responsibility for the “September 11” attack on the New York World Trade Centre (WTC) and the Pentagon, where 4 planes were sent crashed into these buildings. Severe damage and many casualties resulted. Both towers of the WTC twin tower collapsed within 2 hours after 2 planes crashed into them, and around half of the Pentagon, a gigantic building that houses the US military, was destroyed. The death toll for this attack was 2753. Even if Osama was given a trial, could he have denied the charge of terrorism and murder?
A trial for Osama could potentially cause more anger among supporters of Osama, as the line along which Osama would argue to defend himself would be from the point of view of the believes of the terrorists. The court that is convicting Osama, which will most likely be the US or UN court, will not listen to his points of view due to the different in their believes. This would result in outrage by the terrorists as this would cause them to feel that the US do not care about their feelings and totally disregard them. More violence might result in revenge.

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