The Israeli soldier who shot British peace activist Tom Hurndall was sentenced today, and was jailed for eight years - seven years for manslaughter and one year for obstruction of justice. This is good news, but tempered by the thought that the case was only investigated and a prosecution brought because the victim was British. Plenty of Palestinian civilians have likewise been unjustifiably killed, but with no similar investigation and no justice.
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3 comments:
Are you suggesting that because 'they' appear to get away with murder it is right for 'us' to ignore murder?
Posted by Anonymous : 8/12/2005 02:10:00 PM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Posted by Commie Mutant Traitor : 8/12/2005 03:41:00 PM
There's not much point in putting suicide bombers in jail. Even if you can find all the pieces, it's unlikely to reduce the likelihood of reoffending, or provide much of a deterrent to others.
Posted by Commie Mutant Traitor : 8/12/2005 03:43:00 PM
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