Mississippi Burning - Justice may finally come

[Bumrush99]

While I often wonder if it is truly necessary for the state to go after 80 year old men for crimes that happened nearly half a century ago, I can not justify letting him die in peace. As with war criminals and other hate mongers, they must be brought to justice as a matter of principle and to make an example to other cowards that think like them and act like them...

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[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Bumrush99
While I often wonder if it is truly necessary for the state to go after 80 year old men for crimes that happened nearly half a century ago, I can not justify letting him die in peace. As with war criminals and other hate mongers, they must be brought to justice as a matter of principle and to make an example to other cowards that think like them and act like them...

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Sounds like you've already judged him as guilty.

 

[Double Trouble]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Bumrush99
While I often wonder if it is truly necessary for the state to go after 80 year old men for crimes that happened nearly half a century ago, I can not justify letting him die in peace. As with war criminals and other hate mongers, they must be brought to justice as a matter of principle and to make an example to other cowards that think like them and act like them...

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Sounds like you've already judged him as guilty.

Yep, lets just skip the whole trial nonsense, and just string him up in the nearest tree! :roll:
I'd have to think there's very little in the way of physical evidence pinning him to the crimes, and memories of witnesses fade over the span of 50 years. Personally, I think they should have put him on trial many many years ago, at this point I doubt whether he can get a real trial.