Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Recent War Criminal Poisoning
As you have probably heard in the news, a Bosnian war criminal drank poison in the courtroom right after hearing that his 20-year sentence was upheld. His name was Slobodan Praljak and he was a former assistant defense minister of Croatia and commander of the Croatian Defense Council during Yugoslav war. He was 72 years old and in the late fourty's during the war. Right before he swallowed the poison he said "Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. I am rejecting your verdict with contempt." I was wondering if you were in his position would you have done the same thing or accepted the verdict and taken the sentence.
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I can see why he would drink the poison considering he was already 72 and would have to spend 20 years in jail. This means its possible he would not even live to get out of jail. Personally, I would not drink the poison because I would feel like I have my whole life ahead of me.
ReplyDeleteAdding on to Nolan's point, it makes sense why he drank the poison at age 72. It may have not been the most honorable way to die, but it seems to be the best possible way out. He is already expecting death, and I am sure he would rather die now than rot in prison for 20 years or so. You can tell in a video that surfaced, he is very nervous about drinking, as his mouth and hand is shaking. He does not want to die now, but he understands that it would be better than being locked in prison for a war crime. I disagree with Nolan, and I think I would have drank the poison if I was in his position. Having to go to jail at 72 years old, not knowing whether you will be mistreated or not for committing a war crime, I would rather die with posion.
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