The US has always been a "beacon" of justice, and has shown the world how to treat people suspected of crimes fairly. We have acted as a yardstick for other countries to measure their justice system against. However over the past 50 or 60 years our justice system has gradually eroded. This editorial I found in the Jan 11 2012 LA Times points out how absurd our policy towards the Guantanamo Bay detainees has been. They've been there for 10 years! The right-wingers continually claim that the ones we have let go are now back at work as terrorists --and, of course, people believe those statement. Even though, there is no solid information--or even a system for collecting such information.
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I think our country could do a lot better! And we could do it at a lot less cost to the taxpayer!
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