The Butcher Of Srebrenica Begins His Defense

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27464998

How on earth is this horrible mass murderer going to defend himself ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre

[sunny-dave]

I think his defence may be about to play the Alzheimer's card - I fully expect a miraculous, Saundersesque recovery at some later point ...

[mikey4444]

I think he should be taken outside and shot, and I am on record as opposing the death penalty. I suppose we should be grateful that he is in custody. I hope he doesn't cheat the process of justice by dying inconveniently,
like Slobodan Milošević, or Slob for short.

[mushroom25]

He will invoke the Shaggy Defence.

[mikey4444]

Mush...Shaggy ?...sorry, can you explain please !

[mushroom25]

of course. "Shaggy Defence", from Shaggy's 200 worldwide hit hit, "It Wasn't Me".

Flat denial in the face of incontrovertible evidence.

[mikey4444]

Ah !...that Shaggy...I thought it was the one in Scooby Do !

Sorry Mush...I don't know much about pop music !

[sandyRoe]

I agree with Mushroom. He'll claim that any killings of prisoners were carried out by paramilitaries and that he, and his army, have done nothing to be ashamed of.

[mikey4444]

You may be right sandy but the evidence is overwhelmingly against this thug, and it would seem that it is only a matter of time before his sentence begins.

Incidentally, does anyone know what his sentence might be ? He is being charged with genocide after all.

[sandyRoe]

The trial of Milosovich took so long that he died before it ended. How old is Mladic?

[kvalidir]

Obviously he will claim the paramilitary angle, and whilst it's true that you can't control every lunatic who might choose to follow you, this was obviously a well organised, pre planned event. What else can he say though?

[sunny-dave]

How about

"It's a fair cop, guv. You got me bang to rights & I'll do me time"

No - I sort of thought not.

As I said, they seem to be preparing for a "He's old and doesn't remember because of Alzheimer's" defence".

[mikey4444]

72 sandy, and in rude health ( I hope )

[ludwig]

I think sunny-dave has the answer. At some point the 'I'm too old\ill to face justice' card will be played.

[mushroom25]

from the BBC report -
The defence...................... are expected to point out that Mr Mladic suffers from a memory disorder that makes it hard for him to differentiate between truth and fiction.
QED.

[ludwig]

// ....Mr Mladic suffers from a memory disorder that makes it hard for him to differentiate between truth and fiction. //

Oh ok, I didn't realise it had been played already.

[sandyRoe]

Didn't Reagan use the same ploy when the Contra/Arms to Iran business was causing him some embarrassment?

[ludwig]

I can't remember.

[sandyRoe]

^ If ever a reply deserved best answer, that's it. :-)

[mikey4444]

Sandy...you've got it !