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Why don't they just try war criminals in absentia, sentence them to death and then put bounties on their heads? The US put bounties out on Osama Bin Laden. Th
by Teever 2y ago
Why don't they just try war criminals in absentia, sentence them to death and then put bounties on their heads?
The US put bounties out on Osama Bin Laden. This isn't unprecedented.
- gengwyn 2y agoThe US putting a bounty on the head of an internationally-recognized terrorist and leader of a violent non-state actor like Al-Qaeda is nowhere near comparable to an international body putting bounties out for the leaders of sovereign states of millions.
- Teever 2y agoWell sure they aren't comparable if you leave out the 'convicted war criminal' part of this hypothetical.
- shmel 2y agoWhat about Hamas leaders then?
- ElevenLathe 2y agoRight, in this hypothetical one bounty target has been convicted of war crimes by an internationally recognized court, and the other is Osama bin Laden.
- bawolff 2y agoBecause in theory this is supposed to be about justice not vengeance.