Osama bin Laden

I don't really know how to feel about the news that Osama bin Laden is dead.  On one hand I am relieved that the search is over and organized terrorism (there's an oxymoron) might have been dealt a setback.  But on the other hand, I find it absolutely disgusting that people are joyously celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden.  Not because of who he was.  Osama was a worthless piece of shit and deserved to die.  I just think that celebrating his death in the streets with snare drums and beach balls is appalling.  Killing one human being does not magically bring others back to life.  Killing Osama will not take away the pain that the families of 9/11 victims still feel everyday.


You just don't understand.  We brought him to justice.


Justice?  Killing a 50+ year-old man with diabetes living in caves and constantly moving around to stay hidden is just punishment for that man organizing the murder of thousands of innocent humans?

Osama was evil.  He deserved to die.  But public celebrations of his death do nothing but make us look like petty, ignorant fools.  The "You kill us and we'll kill you back" mentality.  Osama didn't invent terrorism and killing him won't stop it.

You don't see ANY reason to celebrate?


I am quite happy that an evil person can no longer do evil things.  I just don't see the sense in acting like this makes everything better.  Nothing has changed.  Evil people will still do evil things and the rest of the world will either rise against them or crumble.

You're just a cynic trying to see the worst in everything.


Maybe.  I've thought that myself at times.  I'm not saying that peaceful people everywhere shouldn't be glad about this news.  Americans, Afghans, Christians, Muslims, and anyone else who hates violence as much as Osama himself hated America should all rejoice that one less evil person is among us.  But that's it.  ONE person.  A very important person in the world of terror, but one man just the same.


I just can't understand celebrating the death of a human being, no matter who that person might be.


Maybe I'm wrong.  I don't know anymore.