A U.N. war crimes tribunal sentences a mass murderer to 35 years for the deaths of over 16,000 people. With time served, he'll spend only 19 years behind bars.
Thirty-five years works out to a little more than 19 hours per life. However, the U.N. tribunal had its reasons, according to the AP:
Judges said that in handing down their verdict Monday, they took into consideration the historical context of the atrocities: The 1975-79 regime was the product of the Cold War times.
Oh, it's all the U.S. and Soviet Union's fault, then?
This is why we can't trust the U.N. to deal with terrorists, criminals, or rouge countries (i.e., Iran). They obviously do not have the best interests of victims (or potential victims) at heart. They would rather bash the U.S. than hand down a just sentence.
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