August 16, 2007

Padilla Buster

After a 13-year (and counting) career in law enforcement, I don't have much faith in the criminal justice system. And after reading this story, I still don't:

MIAMI - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted Thursday of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas attacks in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to clamp down on terrorism.

Padilla was convicted of "supporting terrorism." This is a charge now? Cripes, while we're at it, can we charge people with supporting the Cleveland Indians, Tony Stewart, or Ron Paul?

Wyatt Earp

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Posted by Pam Meister at 05:00 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0) | War on Islamofascism

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Well, we don't want to hurt his feelings, do we? That would be torture.

Posted by: RT at August 16, 2007 05:21 PM

Of course not. But, we must make sure he gets al Jazeera in his cell.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 16, 2007 08:38 PM

Hey - his mom thinks he's innocent.

Posted by: Judy Aron at August 17, 2007 07:22 AM

Judy - Why was I not informed? Release him, post haste! :)

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 17, 2007 03:01 PM