Opinion: Cheers For Justice, Not Bin Laden’s Death

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 4 May 2011 11:19 AM

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page describes his reaction to Osama Bin Laden’s death after his philosophy-major son questioned whether it was morally correct to cheer the death of anyone. Page says his internal choice was between “going Old Testament”—an eye for an eye—or “going New Testament”—turning the other cheek. He says though the former won, he wasn’t cheering for death—he was cheering for justice: “I celebrate the justice, however belated, that his death brings to his victims. It honors their memories for us to know that bin Laden could run, but not hide forever.” Page cautions that while he’s comfortable cheering for justice, it must be achieve without committing injustices.

Jon Stewart coined the phrase “Paybackistan” on the “Daily Show”:

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