Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Apartheid in the U.S. and Britain...
A sobering thought for sure. I am not sure how most people feel about the U.S. and Britain detaining "terrorist" suspects without trial. Archbishop Tutu have an unique view on the matter. I am not so sure I don't agree with his assessment. On the one hand I have no sympathy for terrorists. Killing innocent people is not the solution for peace. The problem is detaining suspects indefinitely without trial. If they are really terrorists than put them on trial and punish them. If they are not then let them go. Isn't that what our justice system is supposed to be about? Doesn't the sixth amendment guarantee the right to a speedy public trial? Yes, the government conveniently gets around this amendment by making them war crimes, etc.. I just thought we were better than that...
Labels:
justice,
politics,
terrorist suspects
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