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Re:US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing by SpicyLemonZest on Friday February 26, 2021 @02:22PM (#26278707)
Not even Saudi Arabia is arguing that this was a normal or reasonable punishment within their justice system. They prosecuted everyone involved in Khashoggi's murder (or, well, everyone who they say was involved) and convicted eight of them.
Re:US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing by jessaustin on Friday February 26, 2021 @02:46PM (#26279016)
No one was executed for this "crime". They'll spend some time in some facility, but they'll get out richer men with IOUs from HoS.
Re:US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing by throwawaybchr on Friday February 26, 2021 @02:40PM (#26278938)
If the story didn't blow up they would never have done it.

My point remains. There are conspiracies about Russia feeding talking points to members of the US government and that those who are doing the bidding of Russia should be tried for treason.

This is not some fringe point of view you read on some imageboard on the internet, this is that has been airing on American news tv regularly over the past 4 years. You don't get banned on twitter for saying this, you don't get banned on Facebook for saying this. This is a very popular thing to say and believe in America.

The Saudis simply followed through with the same principle, and it's being presented as some kind of heinous outrage when it's essentially what's being proposed in the USA.

At best one could argue the method of killing, and if we're there my point is pretty much made. They followed their criminal justice system. They're doing a song and dance now because it got blown up.