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azscary
Tell you what?
Carl,
Our country is based on a set of principals embodied in the constitution and a number of related documents. Those principals include the following. First, people are all treated as individuals.We don't sentence groups to jail nor to execution. Second, there are no status crimes in America; that is you can't be tried for being a Jew, an Arab, a Muslim, a black, a white or for that matter a communist or a "terrorist." People are tried for their acts. You have to be found guilty of an illegal act. Third, all individuals are entitled to the presumption of innocence.Since we try individuals and not groups, just because you are a Jew, an Arab, a Muslim, a black, a white or a communist or even a "terrorist", the presumption of innocence remains the same. The government has to prove you guilty of a criminal act. Fourth, since the government has all the advantages in any prosecution, it has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. These are not abstract ideas or lawyer tricks. Thousands upon thousands have died for these principals. If we abandon the prinicpals we betray the blood of those thousands. The forgoing principals are at the bed rock of our civilization. If we abandon them by treating one group of people differently than others, then we abandon civilization and the terrorists have won. In short, we are either better than the terrorists are or we are no better. Our choice. Think about that the next time some politican or media wacko tells you that "terrorists" don't deserve fair treatment.
CH
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