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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
My statement was a little reckless but I submit the sentiment expressed by Il Padrino--the newspapers say these guys were terrorists so who cares if they got a fair trial?--is common. Even worse, is Balboa who says, "You want them to have a fair trial, you're in bed with ruthless dictators." Taken to its logical conclusion this attitude makes a mockery of any serious system of civil liberties. People who think that way are usually among those who favor the death penalty. What they are doing is taking civil liberties for granted in a world where overall civil liberties have been the exception not the rule.
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No, the newspapers don't need to tell me that they are terrorists. Their behavior and actions over the years tell me they are terrorists.
I challenge you to tell the families of any or all of their victims that they didn't get a fair trial.