Humans are bad in setting priorities. They accept huge risks, especially if the risk has to do with their own behavior, and they are lamenting about very small risks, if these are good opportunities to accuse somebody else or to brag about their own moral superiority.
Lindh fought for the terrorist, but he did not kill Mike Spann. If he had, he could have been convicted of murder and gotten an appropriate sentence. United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales murdered sixteen civilians in Kandahar. He got a life sentence. Will those sixteen civilians get an early release?
Spann wasn’t killed by Lindh, and wasn’t exactly a “nice guy”, and did some dumb stuff. BUT, Lindh, like a number of traitors we’re seeing facing charges, or convicted already from the Mueller and other investigations, he shouldn’t see the light of day.
False equivalence, a hallmark of Ramirez and his ilk. Every death in that war is a crime, but it’s not Lindh who killed them (so far as I know): It was the Cheney/Rove administration who sent our soldiers so they could die to increase profits for the folks who sell arms and services.
Spock almost 5 years ago
Humans are bad in setting priorities. They accept huge risks, especially if the risk has to do with their own behavior, and they are lamenting about very small risks, if these are good opportunities to accuse somebody else or to brag about their own moral superiority.
https://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug/2017/03/17
locoboilerguy almost 5 years ago
John Lindh had a choice, many do not get that luxury.
Retired engineer almost 5 years ago
Lindh fought for the terrorist, but he did not kill Mike Spann. If he had, he could have been convicted of murder and gotten an appropriate sentence. United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales murdered sixteen civilians in Kandahar. He got a life sentence. Will those sixteen civilians get an early release?
Dtroutma almost 5 years ago
Spann wasn’t killed by Lindh, and wasn’t exactly a “nice guy”, and did some dumb stuff. BUT, Lindh, like a number of traitors we’re seeing facing charges, or convicted already from the Mueller and other investigations, he shouldn’t see the light of day.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
False equivalence, a hallmark of Ramirez and his ilk. Every death in that war is a crime, but it’s not Lindh who killed them (so far as I know): It was the Cheney/Rove administration who sent our soldiers so they could die to increase profits for the folks who sell arms and services.
Bill LaRocque Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Salute.