Was the decision to assassinate Osama Bin Laden rather than bring him to trial justifiable?
Being greatly notorious and placed unsurprisingly in the American's top wanted list, there should be no hesitations to bring his head back to American ground in celebration. It is justifiable considering the emerged 9/11 and Al-Qaeda plots to come.
Yes , some might argue that we should actually trial him to get information. Take Mas Selamat for example. He is a fugitive who attempted to terrorise Singapore, and got caught, put in Whitely Detention Centre. Not long after, he managed to climb over the window sill and escape; fleeing to Malaysia.
I am not drawing links with the degree of notoriousness, but instead the risk of one's escape. The clear ability for Mas Selmat's escape would definitely understate what Osama can do, being an experienced terrorist. Bringing him to trial has risks, but it is justifiable to kill him. Furthermore, it has been America's long wish that Osama is killed.
Therefore, the law should justify such an act.
Benedict (:
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