Curious

"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

In reference to the death of Osama bin Laden, I posted the above on my FB page.  [One caveat before I start:  I am NOT a political person.]  While I do not condone any of bin Laden's actions, I am curious as to why so many people gleefully rejoiced in his death.  If it had been up to me, I would rather have seen him caught.  I would like to have seen him stand trial for what he did and face a jury.  I would have liked to see democracy in action -- not violence.  I would have liked for countries without democracy see how a democratic country works.  I think that the integrity of the CIA and USA has suffered because of the actions which resulted in bin Laden's death -- we stooped to a lower standard.   Was bin Laden a bad man?  That I do not know -- I am not the One who will judge him.  Were his actions bad?  Yes.  They were bad.  I would just have liked to see him stand trial, know the charges against him...and think about it before suffering the consequences for his actions.