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Submitted by Robert Lynn (Canada), May 7, 2006 at 04:06

You don't trust juries and you think that judges might be better but you give the example of the "mentally ill" man who attacked and injured Monica Seles being released by a judge. It may be an aberration but I think the Seles case points out our unwillingness to make hard and definite judgements.

Moussaoui is "mentally ill" resulting from a violent dysfunctional childhood so he is found to be not totally responsible for his actions. We can remember recent fatwas supporting the right of husbands to beat their wives. We know about the honour killings. Did Moussaoui grow up in what would be considered a normal muslim family in many countries? Now muslim scholars are about to release a pro-Hamas fatwa. Yet where are the fatwas condemning murders and terrorists to eternal damnation? They don't exist and they are not going to. Are Muslims mentally ill and pathological? Quite a few I would contend.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Dhimmification of Juries [56 words]chswMay 14, 2006 12:0145577
Judge v. jury makes no difference; besides, it'd be unconstitutional [253 words]Jinan SafwatMay 10, 2006 20:5345316
Killing of Jews is acceptable to these juries [42 words]Michael SavittMay 10, 2006 11:1445268
Courage's judges against cowered jury [42 words]f.shakkiMay 8, 2006 21:3745059
Missing the point about jury trials [458 words]J. Keen HollandMay 8, 2006 20:0045056
And if the punishment is widely considered inappropriate? [36 words]Michael AndreyakovichMay 3, 2006 20:5444823
Big Fish - Little FIsh [244 words]rickMay 3, 2006 12:5644797
Judges and Juries [61 words]Herbert EiteneierMay 3, 2006 07:3844785
Disease? [16 words]Robert LynnMay 3, 2006 18:0644785
Judges and Juries [26 words]Herbert EiteneierMay 5, 2006 02:0044785
Re: Why? [155 words]Robert LynnMay 7, 2006 04:0644785
Expect to see more trial by judge rather than Jury [575 words]Nick GoodMay 3, 2006 06:1044783
Terrorism Cases - Military Tribunals [59 words]Mark RothMay 3, 2006 05:1944781
Yes to Military Tribunals [58 words]Jim WoodsMay 10, 2006 10:5144781
Civilian Courts/Military Tribunals [112 words]Mark RothMay 10, 2006 15:3544781

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