War criminals and fallen tyrants and serious illness

[Mich the Tester]

Am I the only person who senses a trend that when war criminals or tyrants or terrorists are brought to justice they all seem to suffer some chronic life threatening disease?

Mladic is said to have a serous heart condition.
Miliosevic died during his trial.
That Libyan bloke was released with cancer but didn't die within a few months
Demjanjuk has pleaded ill health.

Is there some merciful virus that selects the world's biggest asswipes, but isn't quite advanced enough to do it on time?

[Gonzo]

Is there some merciful virus that selects the world's biggest asswipes, but isn't quite advanced enough to do it on time?

It is not just war criminals.

Ernest Saunders (of Guinness) did do 10 months in jail in 1991 but his Alzheimer's disease that got him early release seems to have cleared up.

[Gonzo]

That Libyan bloke was released with cancer but didn't die within a few months

With him it was more the case that by releasing him the multiple questions about the safety of his conviction that would embarrass the British government all of a sudden went away.

[BlasterBates]

Well the moral lesson here is quite clear, committing war atrocities is bad for your health.

[EternalOptimist]

Maybe they get easier to catch when they are a bit under the weather

[SueEllen]

Maybe they get easier to catch when they are a bit under the weather

My thoughts exactly.

Plus if you are seriously ill in Western jails, they try and keep you alive as they don't want to be found to have killed you or let you die.

There as someone in your regular hospital staff may be tempted as they are human after all whatever oaths they have taken.

[centurian]

Miliosevic died during his trial.

At least we know that in his case - he wasn't faking it.

[minestrone]

al-Megrahi looks in fine health.

[Old Greg]

Am I the only person who senses a trend that when war criminals or tyrants or terrorists are brought to justice they all seem to suffer some chronic life threatening disease?

Mladic is said to have a serous heart condition.
Miliosevic died during his trial.
That Libyan bloke was released with cancer but didn't die within a few months
Demjanjuk has pleaded ill health.

Is there some merciful virus that selects the world's biggest asswipes, but isn't quite advanced enough to do it on time?

Mrs T's good buddy Pinochet as well.

[AtW]

Am I the only person who senses a trend that when war criminals or tyrants or terrorists are brought to justice they all seem to suffer some chronic life threatening disease?

Not Osama bin Laden.

HTH