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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Are Breivik and Nidal Hassan different?

Okay class ... compare and contrast

2 comments:

  1. 1. Both are cold-blooded killers and their actions are on the same moral level. That is one way they are similar.

    2. Hassan was supported by and obedient to a legal doctrine (Sharia) that has inspired and sanctioned murder for centuries. This legal doctrine still exists today.

    Breivik had no support from a currently existing, widely accepted legal doctrine for his actions.

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  2. So, to sum:

    Morally, they are similar. Their motivations are dissimilar and Hassan received sanction for his act by a legal doctrine that is widely held by others and accepted by others as the Law Above All Other Laws.

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