What Do You Think About The 9/11 Terrorists Being Tried In The City That They Terrorized?

[andrian]

Do you think it is fair to the city of New York to have to burden with all that comes with a trial of this caliber?(e.g. the security, the money, ect.)

[Gann]

> Do you think it is fair to the city of New York to have to burden with all that comes with a trial of this caliber? I think it's awesome that the city of New York gets to mete out justice. They get to face the person who did so much damage to them, see the evidence against him, and convict him of the crime.So much better than having him disappeared into a shadowy military prison with nothing more than the word of the government that they have the right man. I want to know that justice is done, and that's best done by drawing the cockroach out into the light of day.When we've brought the full power of America's justice system to bear on finding the truth, then we can destroy him. Cowering away and letting others do our dirty work for us so we can pretend justice is done is not what we do in the land of the free and the home of the brave.It will be expensive, and the security costs will need to be dealt with. There will be pain in revisiting the damage that was done. But rushing to justice to avoid those costs provides no justice at all.We can't always afford it. Some of the people in Guantanamo will be tried there, by military tribunal, especially those who are accused of crimes against the military and for which only secret evidence is going to convict them. Worse, we've tainted some of the cases so badly that it would be unjust to try them and equally unjust to set them free.But when we've got evidence that we can bring into the light of day and secure a real conviction, that's far better than hiding it.

[Caryl]

PamPerdue said: 2 > Do you think it is fair to the city of New York to have to burden with all that comes with a trial of this caliber? I think it's awesome that the city of New York gets to mete out justice. They get to face the person who did so much damage to them, see the evidence against him, and convict him of the crime.So much better than having him disappeared into a shadowy military prison with nothing more than the word of the government that they have the right man. I want to know that justice is done, and that's best done by drawing the cockroach out into the light of day.When we've brought the full power of America's justice system to bear on finding the truth, then we can destroy him. Cowering away and letting others do our dirty work for us so we can pretend justice is done is not what we do in the land of the free and the home of the brave.It will be expensive, and the security costs will need to be dealt with. There will be pain in revisiting the damage that was done. But rushing to justice to avoid those costs provides no justice at all.We can't always afford it. Some of the people in Guantanamo will be tried there, by military tribunal, especially those who are accused of crimes against the military and for which only secret evidence is going to convict them. Worse, we've tainted some of the cases so badly that it would be unjust to try them and equally unjust to set them free.But when we've got evidence that we can bring into the light of day and secure a real conviction, that's far better than hiding it. 59 months ago

[Nemesio]

NY has been the target for multiple terrorist actions. By making this the focus of these trials it puts the city in even greater jeopardy. One of the least discussed issues is that of visitation rights. While a prisoner is detained they are entitled to visitation. It seems reasonable to assume that anyone visiting these guys would not be the normal upstanding US citizen but rather someone with darker motives. The presence of these guys in NY with cohorts to avenge them seems risky. To make that even worse the detainees will have sensitive information on who knows what and who is best attacked. Not to mention the possibility of attacks on the courthouse or other relevant structures. Why do we want to provide the opportunity for these guys to pass along this type of information to their fellow terrorists in the best possible place to enact another attack.   Imagine what a coup it would be for Al Qaeda to take out the court, prosecutors and witnesses all in one fell swoop. The media attention and recruitment possibilities would seem to intense to let go. I believe it is an incredible risk with very little return. Why would we want to do this?

[Newell]

Sombody has to do it. Why all this whining?