Comments on: (Updated) Jose Padilla & Our Shame

By: [BLOCKED BY STBV] The Democratic Daily

[BLOCKED BY STBV] The Democratic Daily — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:19:17 +0000

Padilla Convicted of Terrorism Support…

The breaking news story of the day today: Padilla convicted of terrorism support.
Jose Padilla, the Brooklyn-born former street gang member arrested five years ago as a suspected terrorist, was convicted today by a federal jury in Miami along with tw…

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:54:12 +0000

I’m with Amanda. And domajot.

By: domajot

domajot — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:59:42 +0000

“Itâ€™s sad that this thread has received so little attention. ”

I’ve run out of things to say. Repeating myself seems futile.

Helpless and hopeless.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:38:53 +0000

Verdicts in guilty across the board for all defendants. Maybe OJ’s or Paris Motel6′s legal teams will work on an appeal.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:13:37 +0000

There’s not much left to say. At this point, it doesn’t really matter if Padilla is found guilty or innocent. What was done to him was blatantly illegal and in direct violation of the Constitution. There are probably dozens of men and women who contributed to Padilla’s unlawful imprisonment for 3 years and if there was any justice left in the country, every one of them would be on trial for it now.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:03:30 +0000

“Everyone usually thinks they are the good guys.” = Everyone usually thinks of themselves as the good guys

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:02:42 +0000

It’s sad that this thread has received so little attention. Out of sight out of mind, I suppose.

It’s tough to be critical of your own government. Everyone usually thinks they are the good guys.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:33:54 +0000

Shaun – The verdict is to be announced at 2:00PM EDT.