apparently falls into the category of stuff happens. I don't know a lot of the specifics of the case though, so I don't want to nitpick it to death. Anyone interested can go to www.wenholee.org
Dana On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:32:28 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why did it take so long? > Couldn't he have been placed under house arrest and monitored? > > He was SUSPECTED of a crime...he was therefore NOT a criminal until > proven to be such. > Yet he was treated as a criminal. > > What if today or tomorrow the US Government thinks YOU are a spy, and > decide to capture and hold you for 6 months...and afterward they > 'release' you with a 'Oops..sorry. You were right. You're not a spy'. > > -Gel > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > There is a difference between a peace time spy, and a war time traitor. > A peace time spy operating in the US is governed by the federal court > system. > > This man was accused of being a spy, a more thorough investigation > proved this to be incorrect. So what do you do? If there is cause you > have to arrest him. What if he was a spy, that potential served as a > possible risk to the nation. > > We can't let him continue doing his job, if we think he is spying, we > can't let him run free, so we arrest him, on legitimate charges, and > hold an investigation, which showed he was just doing what everybody > else was doing. > > That is the peace time legal system of this country. > > The legal system in this country while it assumes innocence, the courts > still have a responsibility to ensure the person accused does not > attempt flight, or potentially continuing to break the law while out on > bond. The person was held without bail, pending the investigation and > trial. > > There are plenty of people who are held without bail pending trial, > sometimes this takes up to a year or longer. That is our legal system. > If people would stop suing McDonalds because they spilled their coffee, > maybe we wouldn't need so many civil court justices, and they could be > prosecuting criminals. > > The wheels of justice turn slowly, but it seems that more often than > not, when they stop turning, the innocent go free, and the guilty go to > jail. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
