The "enemy combatant" question. It's not just about the suspect's rights, it's about OUR rights.

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33. scarletwoman

scarletwoman

Thank you - and yes, Norway at a whole, was able to show that one can follow the rule of law - and get a mass murderer into a prison for the rest of their life - and not cover to fear and hate in the process.. Even though Norway in some way is changed today than it was before 2011 - it is still a place where the rule of law is aplaying on a regular basis - and where most people have trust in the justice system..

It was very important for Norway - and for Norwegians to show both for us self - and for the rest of the world, that even after such a horrible event - we would follow the law as best as our system was able to do it - and get the man guilty of that crime out of the way - in a prison cell for the rest of his life.. And we managed to do it too I guess.. And for the most part, most Norwegians seen to have trust in our system for the most part.. And as the court for the most part was open, most of the proceedings was in fact shown on national TV, so everyone could get a idea about how it worked from the outside.. The court did its job - nothing more - nothing less..

I hope USA can go back to what it once was - a country where fear mongering and hate is something that is not there, specially not in the justice system.. You are not given anyone a fear trial , if you hate, and is afraid of the one who are in custody - but then again, many americans seen to not be trusting their own system anymore, something that is bad for the ones who end in a court...

Thank you - kind words, I'm just writing it from my point of view - it might be wrong - and it just my personal view about it all - but I do hope that I can at least give you all some insight in how I think about it all

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