We have now taken a 19 year old wounded immigrant college student into custody after one of the most intense manhunts in recent history, fully televised. Assuming he is indeed guilty, I'm glad he has been captured. Not sure how much evidence they have besides what has been released, and of course once they interrogate him, hopefully he confesses to eliminate any doubt, but what perplexes me is some comments by elected representatives who have declared that he should be held as an enemy combatant, prior to any evidence that would support such an accusation.
The suspect became an American citizen last year, on a possibly odd date, and has no known ties to any international group. How does that make him an enemy combatant? We have decided that the bombing was an act of terrorism, and it was, but what was the motive? No cause has been identified, no foreign group has taken credit, and until they interrogate the suspect, we have nothing from either of the brothers to implicate anyone or anything as a cause.
Are these rants simply because he came here legally and grew up in this country? In one way or another, we are all either immigrants or the descendants of immigrants. Is it because he professes Islam as his religion? I believe the constitution give him freedom of religion.
The corruption of liberty is an assault upon America. The crime perpetrated by the bombers is horrific and should be punished to the full extent of the law. However, history has taught us that evil people will use horrific acts, either real or imagined, to further their own aims. We have a system of justice that needs to be used in this case, just like it is used in the Colorado movie shootings, or in any horrific crime where a suspect is captured. Deciding to pervert our system and deprive American citizens of their rights under the constitution is the real assault on America.
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