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Thread #140816   Message #3237851
Posted By: Ed T
12-Oct-11 - 11:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Petition to Free Leonard Peltier
Subject: RE: BS: Petition to Free Leonard Peltier
There is indeed injustice and prejudice against aboriginal peoples in many societies.

This person sems to face very poor conditions in prison. This should stop, with this person and others.

Some police agencies and individual policemenfrequently use unlawful processes against those they feel are guoilty of an offense. If you disrespet them, it gets worse.

Killing of any enforcement officer is taken seriously by the police and the courts.

Those suspected of political offenses face an additional burden with police agencies, and the courts.

There may be different levels of justice in different locals and times. But, once a person is found guilty, it is an uphill battle to reverse that decision.

There seems to be strong opinions on both sides of the issue, right or wrong.

Now that all those side factors are out of the way, was justice done? I don't know. But, IMO, one should focus on the evidence of guilt or innocence, not all the social and other side issues to get support.

Persdonally, I don't feel petitions are of much use. But< I do not sign any of em without being sure of the validity what I am signing. And< I do not know enough to know that.