The FBI captured 6 terrorists in New Jersey planning to kill soldiers at Ft. Dix. Kudos FBI.
My question is: under the new Patriot Act, will these terrorists be brought to trial, or simply held as enemy combatants until their bones decay?
I maybe a liberal minded person, but I simply don't believe the individual rights granted under the constitution should be extended to those people who wish to destroy our country. I would hate to see these terrorists go to trial and set free on some technicality.
Does not the president now have the power to lock these people up and throw away the key?
What are your thoughts? Do these terrorists deserve a day in court, or should the president decide their fate?
2007-05-09 01:29:24 · 11 answers · asked by Perplexed Bob 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I am in gratitude to the video employee who bravely turned it in. They should get a medal.
The terrorists should still get a trial. We can't lower our standards because we would be lowering ourselves to their standards.
2007-05-09 01:34:22 · answer #1 · answered by Enigma 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No... a thumbs up to the photo clerk who turned them in. Let's not pretend the FBI would have done anything unless this guy had called them.
Supposedly, there was an agent who was part of the group. If they have enough evidence now that the photo clerk called authorities to lock these guys up, why didn't they have enough evidence on Monday?
It doesn't make sense. It sounds to me like the government is lying about knowing about it just to cover its ***.
That photo clerk deserves a HUGE award.
And let's not even discuss why pizza delivery people are allowed free access to any part of a military base to deliver pizzas. A guy who would normally be profiled by the FBI if he tried to get on an airplane is okay to roam a military base as long as he's got a Pizza Hut box in his hand? What kind of national security policy is THAT???
2007-05-09 08:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They deserve a day in Court. We should not aspire to be like the old Soviet Union or Nazi regime where suspicion without proof are enough to end your life. Now, if you changed your question to do I think a jury of their peers should find them guilty and given what I know of the situation, my opinion would be that I hope a jury (made up of people like you and me) would do the right thing and lock them away. Fact is, most people who are arrested for serious crimes do not go free. The conviction rates in this country are very high and usually above 90%.
2007-05-09 08:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by Arbgre555 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I totally agree with your sentiments...but that is why emotion has no place in justice.
America needs to be very careful about how it handles this situation, as she is travelling a slippery slope. The utilization of Gitmo has America's good name for decency in question, and the world will be looking on to see how these terrorists are handled. Americans themselves are beginning to feel uneasy about how this Administration is utilizing force and abandoning human rights as it is...this could be a disastrous situation, both foreign and domestic, if it is not handled properly and appropriately.
2007-05-09 08:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They will probably be held as enemy combatants, although I believe they should be tried in a court of law.
I wouldn't expect to see any of them "set free" on a technicality, our court system isn't that bad.
2007-05-09 08:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by truthspeaker10 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do the 4 who were illegally in the country have rights under the U.S. Constitution?
2007-05-09 08:36:02 · answer #6 · answered by Chali 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It will be interesting to see what happens. I bet that they go to trial but no while Bush is in office. He can't lock them up and throw away the key. The Supreme Court says it's unconstitutional.
2007-05-09 08:34:37 · answer #7 · answered by TAT 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Justice delayed is justice denied. They have an ironclad case against these guys, and plenty of time to interrogate them. I don't see any advantage to placing any special designation on these guys. Try them and send them to prison for as long as possible.
That will free up resources to prevent further acts of terrorism.
2007-05-09 11:03:53 · answer #8 · answered by Charlie S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your a true conservative at heart. you've just been sucked into the liberal state of mind via mainstream media. I'm sure all the libs will give me thumbs down for this one. but i could care less. for all you libs/democrats, how about Obama stating that 10,000 poelpe died in virginia during the tornadoes??? what an idot.
2007-05-09 08:35:31 · answer #9 · answered by cliftonstewart11 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
and the news disclosed how they were caught.
Now the terrorists know how not to screw up again.
2007-05-09 08:35:07 · answer #10 · answered by duck 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋