Moby has joined the chorus of outrage surrounding the execution of Saddam Hussein.
The former Iraqi president was hanged on Saturday. Leaked footage shows him being taunted and teased in the seconds leading up to his death.Moby writes on his blog, "Saddam Hussein was a bad man, and a tyrant, and a despot. But I don't know that 'celebrating' his death speaks so highly of the celebrants. I'm anti-death penalty. Our culture of punishing death with death and punishing violence with violence seems beneath us."
Moby spoke out against the celebration of death. He continued, "I find it especially odd when Christians are pro-death and when Christians celebrate an execution. Jesus did kind of say: 'Love your enemies', and 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'.
"Executing the guilty might satisfy some violent blood-lust within us, but as everyone learns in the First grade, two wrongs don't make a right."
