Shaneo, I am not disputing the stature of the man, but I do question the view taken by old friend InOBU.
The Diplock Courts had to be instigated because no juror dared find an IRA man guilty.
BS's judge fairly refused to convict him of the bombing and shooting, though few would doubt his involvement.
All the hunger strikers were open about being IRA activists and so accepted involvement in bombings and shootings.
They did not dispute the justification of their imprisonment, just the lack of political status.