js wrote, "I was not aware that all those held for many years (now) in Guantanamo Bay had been found guilty (or does the US have a different mechanism to find people guilty)."
I did not say anyone at Guantanamo had been found guilty. I think the situation is reprehensible also. I said "they are presumed innocent until they have been proven guilty." To my knowledge, they haven't even been charged yet; hence, they are presumed innocent. Of course, this makes their treatment even more problematic.
We are supposed to have a speedy trial by a jury of our peers too, but that doesn't happen as often as it should. The Guantanamo prisoners should be presumed innocent, should be tried and should be able to contact lawyers. Unfortunately, the government has been evading prisoner civil rights (and the civil rights of many of its own citizens) by screaming "terrorism" as loudly as possible. The press is finally beginning to notice but 51% of the American people don't seem to care since Mr. Bush was reelected.
I have no idea how they have managed to hold these people for so long without charging or trying them. I also have no idea why someone hasn't started an outcry to do something. Even those who believe they are guilty should want them tried so they can be punished. Both sides seem to be effectively ignoring the entire situation.
I did not say anyone at Guantanamo had been found guilty. I think the situation is reprehensible also. I said "they are presumed innocent until they have been proven guilty." To my knowledge, they haven't even been charged yet; hence, they are presumed innocent. Of course, this makes their treatment even more problematic.
We are supposed to have a speedy trial by a jury of our peers too, but that doesn't happen as often as it should. The Guantanamo prisoners should be presumed innocent, should be tried and should be able to contact lawyers. Unfortunately, the government has been evading prisoner civil rights (and the civil rights of many of its own citizens) by screaming "terrorism" as loudly as possible. The press is finally beginning to notice but 51% of the American people don't seem to care since Mr. Bush was reelected.
I have no idea how they have managed to hold these people for so long without charging or trying them. I also have no idea why someone hasn't started an outcry to do something. Even those who believe they are guilty should want them tried so they can be punished. Both sides seem to be effectively ignoring the entire situation.