Was Osama's death ethically sound? Is vengeance what we should be focusing on? Why is it that everyone went crazy and partied so hard on a Sunday night for one person's death?
It was madness on the Sunday Obama announced Osama was killed by US Seals, along with 30 other people in the compound. College kids basically used it as an excuse to party. However, if he is a criminal why did we not try him in court. Other people, like Sadam Hussein and Egypts president were tried by an international court. He was responsible for the 9/11 attacks, but does killing him really make it better? Does "an eye for an eye make the whole world blind"? It was a very emotional death as we all remember the tragic day of 9/11.
From a utalitarian stand point I would argue his death was the least amount useful to people. Instead of killing the man, who is not ruthless and thugish like other Al Queda leaders but described more as a calm philosopher type, we should have tried him in court so that he could be righfully and legally convicted for his crimes and so that the world could see the truth. Now, due to the USA's actions there is alot of skepticism and hatred towards the USA. We should have been civilized about it allowing justice to play its role, instead of putting vengeance as the main aspect. Still, as useful to the maximum amount of people the truth would have been, I bet so many people wish they were the hero to pull the trigger
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