why the trials concerning guantanamo prison?

Question

I just wonder if people would feel differently about torture if they watched the videos of the sawing off of our citizen's heads, not to mention the families of these innocent victims as the heads were held up and displayed.

Answer 1

Yes they would feel differently...

Your point was proved when the pictures came out at Abu Ghraib prison and the viewings of some of the beheadings in Iraq. The American public was outraged.

People begin to be more concerned when they have a visual image to go with an accusation. We see this in many police abuse court trials also...

Answer 2

You're missing the issue.

The people held in Gitmo have never been convicted of any crime. They are being denied the right to a trial, and being denied the constitutional guarantees that apply to all trials.

If the government had videos of these people cutting off heads, let the govt put them on trial. With attorneys, before a jury. That's due process. Present the evidence, and if the evidence supports the crime, convict them. Then imprison them.

But that's not what's going on in Gitmo. You're talking about punishing people, by locking them up indefinately, with no trial, based solely on suspicions (with no requirement to present any evidence or proof), or worse, based solely on what OTHER PEOPLE have done.

How would you like to be accused of a crime, without any proof, and imprisoned for years without any trial and without any opportunity to challenge your incarceration. Based solely on what other unrelated people in your home town did.