With the unfortunate happenings this year in Boston most
people including myself are claiming this as an act of terrorism. A clear act of violence used to shock, kill,
and put fear into the people of Boston. This is the wrong city to mess with as
we have already killed and caught those bastards! As much as we might hate them some people are
claiming that the living brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be tried as an enemy
combatant and not given a trial like an American citizen. This action would dishonor both the American
Judicial System and the 6th Amendment in the Constitution.
You’re probably asking yourself how this relates to the
Patriots Day. Well Patriots Day is a
holiday that remembers the citizens who died on 5 March, 1770 from the Boston
Massacre, when British regulars fired upon a crowd in front of the old state
house in downtown Boston. At that time
the American colonies and England were at high tension with each other and with
war about to break. Today we see the
same thing, except we are at war with anything to do with the word Islam or
Muslim since the attacks of 9/11 and now the Boston Marathon. After the Shootings the British soldiers were
arrested and put on trial, which many Bostonians and colonists wanted to skip
and to kill the soldier’s right then in the name of revenge. But one man named John Adams, one of our
Founding Fathers disagreed, as he believed everyone has the right to a fair
trial, no matter what atrocious act they have committed. The soldiers were still found guilty, but the
point of a fair trial was for then on engraved into American Tradition.
As bad as this act of Terrorism was, it was committed by an
American and one of his rights guaranteed by the constitution is the right to a
fair trial. This is an American tradition
and Constitutional right, and one that we should be proud of even in the face
of acts like we face today.
1.
Tsarnaev Steel Door: Boston Bomber Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev Moved to Secure Detention Center (VIDEO)." Christian Post. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.
2.
Kindig, Thomas. "The Boston Massacre."
The Boston Massacre. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.
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I really enjoyed your post. As much as I want justice for the victims of the bombing I'm willing to wait for the outcome of the trail. However I've seen the flip side of things were justice wasn't served through the courts. However in the end we have to have faith in the courts and justice cause what type of world would we live in if there was no law or order.
As much as it pains me to say it, he needs to be tried as an American citizen rather than an enemy combatant. It is completely unconstitutional to not give him a fair trial. He is an American citizen, even though he did one of the most terrible things on earth he still deserves his rights. I hope he rots in jail.
I have to agree with Zach, if we drop rights for one person whats to stop them from dropping the rights for any of us to be tried as a citizen. Justice is important and it is important that its fair.
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