RE: Is Donald Trump a traitor?!
July 18, 2018 at 12:40 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2018 at 12:54 am by Anomalocaris.)
(July 17, 2018 at 11:08 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I don't know if the concept of a "traitor" even applies to Trump. I doubt he ever had any loyalties to anyone but himself so there may be nobody for him to betray.
I doubt “not having any loyalty” is an acceptable mitigating factor. The whole reason why treason is a crime is precisely to deter those who have no loyalty from aiding the enemy.
(July 17, 2018 at 9:13 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(July 17, 2018 at 8:24 pm)Fireball Wrote: FTFY. Credit where credit is due. I, for one, having spent 30+ years working in defense, despise it with a burn that is likely to cause me an ulcer if I think about it too much. I'd pay money to see Donnie hit square in the face with a pick axe swung by a member of the armed services. That's actually too good a demise for him. SMH
Pretty sure drawing and quartering would be the traditional reward for treason. I'd hope for weak horses only barely strong enough to get it done .. after much effort.
Actually, to make you feel better, horses are not really strong enough to actually tear the limbs off of an adult human, as oppose to just dislocating and ruining the joints, without a running start. There are gruesome historic accounts of inexperienced executioners who tried for hours to drive the team of 4 horses to greater effort, all to no avail.
(July 17, 2018 at 7:16 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Benedict Arnold actually served the country well for a time before he betrayed it.