> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: maandag 10 december 2001 20:49 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Tragedy in Israel
> >Those individuals might be in fact guilty, true. But the question is > >about the standards to which we hold ourselves before we allow > >ourselves to say we *know* someone is guilty. Is Mr. Mustafah guilty > >just because a government official tells me he is? No. > > Is Mr Mustafah guilty just because he was filmed in the company of > other (known) terrorists, while he was holding a machine gun and > pointing it at the head of a 5-year-old children? No, that film can be used in a court of law, and serve as evidence. It is up to the judges to decide he is guilty (based on that evidence). Yeah, I know, technicalities... <Lawyer Mode> The fact that my client was seen in the company of assumed terrorists only implies that he seeks the company of the wrong people; it is not proof that he is himself a terrorist. The fact that my client was holding a gun to someone's head also does not mean that he is a terrorist. The only thing my client can be accused of is threatening that child, and illegal possession of a fire arm. </Lawyer Mode> > Bah. If the above mentioned shooter escaped the police siege, stole a > car (by killing its driver; why not?) and started fleeing with this > car, do you think it would be reasonable to blow up his car? This > wouldn't be self defense. True. That would be use of excessive force by the police. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
