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NUREMBERG IN MIAMI

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

What would have happened if the prosecution was successful in the drug trafficking trial of Joaquin Decantor? Would the prosecutor have gone home and celebrated his victory of putting a man in prison for 25 years on those facts?Overlooking the reports of the absurd closing argument of the prosecution that the defendant was guilty of trafficking because he was walking in the middle of the street ( yup- drug traffickers often try to draw as much attention to themselves as possible, especially when transporting 25 years worth of drugs) the real question is WHY WAS THIS CASE PROSECUTED?As near as we can understand, the ?defense of the prosecution? is?I WAS JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS.?Now where have we heard that before as justification for wasting a human life?Wilhelm Keitel was head of the High Command of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on April 11, 2008 (boomark / email).