# Fort Hood Shooter Hasan: Coward? \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 12, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305 "2009-11-12T12:44:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/101 "2009-11-20T12:51:42Z")
As I stated before the consences seems to not consider bin Laden a coward and perhaps if one sticks to a direct meaning in the dictionary that may be the case…but I still think anyone who murders ar sends people to murder some one is a coward(My personal opinion) defending some one else or themselves is a different story. I do not expect others to believe, or think as I do, nor do I think if they do not agree their thinking is bad,stupid, or wrong, it is an opinion. It does help my to see the mind of other people and can understand why some (not on this board) but the men who were praising bin Laden in the interview feel as they do. I thank all who responded. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/102 "2009-11-20T13:25:39Z")
> [@monavis](#): > > …but I still think anyone who murders ar sends people to murder some one is a coward (My personal opinion) No, that’s your personal _definition_. ---
**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/103 "2009-11-20T19:35:28Z")
The consensus seems to not consider bin Laden an entomologist and perhaps if one sticks to a direct meaning in the dictionary that may be the case…but I still think anyone who murders or sends people to murder someone is an entomologist(My personal opinion). ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/104 "2009-11-20T21:40:40Z")
Well, there are probably a lot of bugs in his cave. Caves are like that. ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/105 "2009-11-21T12:59:59Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, there are probably a lot of bugs in his cave. Caves are like that. It degrades the bugs to have him there! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/106 "2009-11-21T23:00:14Z")
Osama is no coward. He was a spoiled rich kid who threw himself into a cause. He lives in caves and has the biggest strongest army in the world chasing him. He has been wounded and narrowly missed getting killed a few times. There is a huge reward for turning him in. That is not cowardice at all. ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/107 "2009-11-22T14:12:55Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Osama is no coward. He was a spoiled rich kid who threw himself into a cause. He lives in caves and has the biggest strongest army in the world chasing him. He has been wounded and narrowly missed getting killed a few times. There is a huge reward for turning him in. That is not cowardice at all. I started this thread to see the mind of some of the dopers and their opinions, I feel I have learned a lot about what the people think and why the 2 men in the interview were so fond of bin Laden. My opinion hasn’t change and I did not start the thread to find people who agreed with me, just to see how others think. I am closing the thread as I do not feel I have to keep saying the same thing over and over and I do appreciate the thoughts of others even though I may still disagree. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305/108 "2009-11-23T03:09:47Z")
Fond of Osama? I hate nobody. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-hood-shooter-hasan-coward-edited-title/517305.md?page=5)