http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2007/03/31/were-not-nearly-finished-yet/ A blog for odd things and odd thoughts. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:22:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2007/03/31/were-not-nearly-finished-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-35178 Andrew Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:22:37 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2007/03/31/were-not-nearly-finished-yet/#comment-35178 David Hicks didn't deserve a fair trial - he's guilty. The others are worse. I wish it was obvious that this comment was intended as satire. David Hicks didn’t deserve a fair trial – he’s guilty. The others are worse. I wish it was obvious that this comment was intended as satire.

]]> http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2007/03/31/were-not-nearly-finished-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-33693 Aristotle Pagaltzis Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:46:21 +0000 http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2007/03/31/were-not-nearly-finished-yet/#comment-33693 Thank you for saying that. I have no idea about the case in question, but it boggles my mind how many people will readily state that the proper procedures of justice are not necessary in many cases, just because they have already formed an opinion about whoever it is. It makes me want to shake them and yell at them to “wake up! <em>Your own security</em> depends on our collective insistence that <em>everyone</em> be tried justly – however atrocious their deeds may have been.” There is no other protection for <em>all</em> of us than to ensure that checks and balances are in place. Thank you for saying that. I have no idea about the case in question, but it boggles my mind how many people will readily state that the proper procedures of justice are not necessary in many cases, just because they have already formed an opinion about whoever it is. It makes me want to shake them and yell at them to “wake up! Your own security depends on our collective insistence that everyone be tried justly – however atrocious their deeds may have been.” There is no other protection for all of us than to ensure that checks and balances are in place.

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