Did he deserve death?
for beheading and torture? you bet he did but not by my hand or the hand of the soldier while he was wounded.
Sure he might have considered himself a patriot. I don't know and neither does Bowser. He might also have been from Syria or Egypt or just a homicidal fanatic. The point is there are plenty of people to speak for the dead guy. I am not going to be one of them, any more than I have spammed this board with opinion to the contrary.
One can be so open minded one's brain falls out of their head.