In this Country anyone accused of a crime deserves a fair and impartial trial. Not only deserves one, our Constitution guarantees it.
A suspect has the right to actually see their accuser, and question same (along with their motives). Innocent until proven guilty is our standard. If you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for you; maybe not the best lawyer in the world but still legal representation, and furnished free of charge. And in my humble opinion, better a thousand guilty go free than one innocent be incarcerated.
All that being said, providing aid and/or comfort to the enemy is treason. Shooting unarmed civilians, without provocation, is murder. Plain and simple. Doesn’t matter the motivation of the perp, treason and murder are crimes, and punishable to the full extent of the law.
But sometimes it seems our society has lost sight of achieving what should always be the end result of every legal proceeding: justice for all. Including the victims of such crimes.
In gardens where these dead lay interred, the very stones cry out for retribution. And I volunteer for firing squad duty.
I don't know to what you are referring, but I offer this: I think the Constitution guarantees stuff to our citizens, not just anybody wandering on U.S. soil, regardless of citizenship. I could be wrong, though.
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