Quote: Im Not Mister Mxypltk said: And, because he was probably about to get the death penalty, he had nothing to lose. Thanks for proving my point.
Okay, that's just fucking stupid. You can't prove that's the reason he killed. It's more logical to assume, based on typical criminal response, that he murdered because he was on the lamb in the first. Criminals who have escaped prison continue to kill even though they weren't going in for the death penalty.
In the case of Saddam, I already said that he probably wouldn't gain momentum ever again, but people like Manson, Bundy, Dahmer, and Gein, they're all predators. More than that, they're fucking legends. They would be able to absorb a following with almost no trouble. People like Saddam could only work through politics. And considering his exploits, no one would have ever allowed him that opportunity again.
