texanjoker wrote:It is a tough call, but he is a US citizen. At what point do we say you do or do not receive the Bill of Rights? They made the decision for criminal court so that is out.
Thank you! We are a country of laws and, no matter how horrific the crime, the accused are entitled to certain rights. We may measure our freedom by how we treat our accused. This crime was perpetrated on US soil by an American citizen. Not matter how quick we are to judge, we have procedures in place -- the same sets of procedures we call upon to stop the gun grabbers. If we are so sure this suspect should die for his alleged crimes, surely we can put aside our mob mentality for a bit and properly convict him in a court of law. We owe that much to the dead and wounded and any number of his criminal actions from last week should be enough to warrant the death penalty. Just because we now allow US citizens to be designated enemy combatants doesn't mean it is truly constitutional. Our decisions need not be conflicted, nor should the details of individual cases dictate our approach. The cry that exegent circumstances demand extraordinary measures will be the downfall of our country. How quickly we become complacent when it is not our own liberties which are affected.