Why don't we handle terrorists like General John J. Pershing did in 1911?

Question

In 1911 General John J. Pershing was commanding a garrison in the Phillipines. They were constantly having problems with a group of Radical Muslims, or terrorists. So in response his men rounded up 50 of them and tied them all to posts. They were shot one by one with bullets dipped in pigs blood. Then they were buried in graves with pigs. This would stop them from entering heaven and send them straight to h**l. The phillipines did not have any terrorist problems for 50 years afterwards. It is rather inhumane but would probably work. Why don't we try this today? We might could end the war on terrorism

Answer 1

That's an urban legend.  It didn't happen.  What's disturbing, however, is that any of my fellow Americans think it's a good idea to use that sort of tactic now.  We're supposed to be better than the people we are fighting.

Answer 2

the liberals and the ACLU would have a stroke if we did any such thing. might be worth doing.

Answer 3

We have issues such as human rights.  Unfortunately, the people who make up the terrorist groups themselves are still catching up to the whole human rights era.

NOTE:  Not saying the nations they belong too, I mean just the terrorists.

Answer 4

well it may have worked back then but im sure if we did that it would just make things worse for us because then the terrorists would think they have a real reason to attack us. they would say their reason is because we sent 50 of their brothers to h**l

Answer 5

The United States follows to many laws and accords with rules , the terrorists have more rights than the people they kill . We will one day say enough is enough but until then more and more innocent people will suffer . I don't agree with war crimes or genocide but we will have to start fighting the war on terrorists like they fight us , cold calculated and without remorse . Just like our P.O.W's they our treated without any regard and the only justification is that if and when we win a war we will charge them with  war crimes we treat our P.O.W's better than there own country. And also we need to take the handcuffs off our soldiers they can not be thinking in battle what ramifications will come if they shoot someone there not supposed to or treat them a little harsh , we were in such an uproar over the photos of what happened to some P.O.W's and then we punished them with prison and court-Martial, we do you think our government does not want women in combat situations its not they can't do it we just know what kind of brutality they will endure if captured... so we need to start going by there unwritten law --- an eye for an eye so to speak innocents die then we will find your innocents..

Answer 6

The radical terrorists that we are dealing with in this country today are not Muslims, they are radical right wing religious fanatics, and shooting them would be against the law.

Answer 7

Because today USA is the Terrorist ,

Answer 8

I like the cut of your jib!

I suppose the reason most would put forward is that we (western society) are meant to be better than the terrorists. Also it would probably cause a lot of outrage in our muslim ally countries.

Good idea though!

Answer 9

You are a very sick man.  Did harassing the Christians and throwing them to the lions stop Christianity from flourishing?  Give it a little thought.  

Your admonitions are pure psychopathic moanings.

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Answer 10

Because our government is scared to do whatever it has to in order to control those radicals.....we need to do this and I am glad I am not the only person who sees it as a great idea.