Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death

indraneil writes "Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death along with his half brother. Three Baath party officials charged with Hussein in the killings of 148 Shiite civilians have been sentenced to 15 years in prison, while a fourth has been cleared. He is to be hanged inside 30 days from now. Saddam Hussein has been given 10 days to appeal against the decision. His lawyer has warned to a bloodbath if the sentence is carried out."

Re:Automatic appeal

[tomhudson]

The cappeal court's verdict:

The court: "We will hang you within 7 days, but the day on which we come to hang you, it will be a surprise."

Saddam thinks: "Well, since it has to be a surprise, it won't be on the 7th day, because that's the last day, so it wouldn't be a surprise.

That means that the last day the can hang me is the 6th day ... but since they can't hang me on the 7th day, if I make it to day 6, it won't be a surprise, so day 6 is out too ...

but ... if they come for me on day 5, it won't be a surprise, because they can't hang me on days 6 or 7 ...

... but ...

(repeat)

Saddam: "You cannot hang me!"

Court: "Take him outside and hang him. Surprised?"

Re:And?

[eneville]

and second because it's such a universally relevant piece of news that warrants thoughtful discussion.

... so why post it to slashdot?

Re:And?

[Anonymous Coward]

I think it is something like this:

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You fail it! Your skill is not enough, see you next time, bye-bye.

Meanwhile, in a secret insurgant hideout...

[DragonPup]

SCENE: A darkened room filled with terrorists plotting to kill and maim. Suddenly, a young terrorist bursts into the room.

Young Terrorist: Ackmed, Ackmed! I just recieved word that Saddam Hussein has been found in a court of law!

Ackmed: By Allah, that can only mean one thing... Everyone, pack your gear and go home, The insurgency is over. I'd like to thank all of you for your time and service to the cause, but democracy has won the day. As you leave, we will be handing out pamphlets on applying for a new job. Also on the way out, please remember to throw away your paper cups.

*as the terrorists leave,the lights in the hideout all turn on*

Ackmed: The electricity is back on! We can go on living now! Thank you George Bush! Thank you!

So wait....

[rindeee]

...I read this whole article...twice. Then I read all the comments. Not one metion of whether Saddam is a Mac, Windows or Linux user. Dammit /., what gives!

OT:Eye poking

[tomhudson]

I'm going to fucking stab you in the eye. Maybe then you'll learn.

Do not poke my eye with your spork;
Do not poke it out, you dork;
Do not poke it with a beer;
Do not poke it with a deer;
Do not poke it with your dick;
That just makes you one mean prick;
Do not poke it, it won't heal;
I'll have to call DrCowboyNeal;
Do not poke it on a train;
Do not poke it on a plane;
The DHS will suspend your right;
For poking my eye out on the flight;
Poke my eye out and you'll be;
Poked in Gitmo for E-TER-NI-T;
By some guy named Bubba who;
Will poke your 3rd eye sore boo-hoo;
So don't poke my eye out Mr. A.C.;
Or the next goat.dot.cx you'll be.

Re:Sympathy for the Devil

[jb.hl.com]

To be quite frank, I just saw that picture and thought "Jesus Christ, I'd fuck that girl senseless. Even if she is Saddam Hussein's daughter."

(Jokes aside, I see your point. But hey, eye for an eye seems to be the prevailing philosophy these days...)

Re:Where's the "tech" tie-in?

[__aaclcg7560]

Hanging is fairly technical process. You need to hang the body without the head separating from the torso and the hanging shouldn't take days to kill the prisoner. The rope need to be strong enough to hold the prisoner without breaking; it'll look bad if the prisoner is re-hung with a broken leg. The public shouldn't have to pay $5 USD for a bottle of beer while watching the hanging.