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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
How many people passionately defending Khadr's legal rights were doing the same for Gian Ghomeshi last year?
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I was. While I don't like the guy, he has the right to a full, fair and open trial. He had the right to be free of torture before (after and during) said trial. And in open court upon full disclosure it was determined that Lucy DeCoutere was colluding and trying to change the narrative. It lead, in part, to Gomeshi's justified not-guilty verdict.
To use a better example I fully supported Justin Borque's full, open and fair trial. I supported him being on remand in a torture free environment. I'd even argued, if Khadr is guilty of all the allocations that Borque was a bigger terrorist.
The law applies to us all equally.
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
I think everyone understands the only narrative there is, lots just aren't happy about it.
He is a traitor at minimum, and a terrorist at worst - none of which matters when it comes to his country protecting his rights.
That about right?
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Exactly, it doesn't matter what he did or didn't do. He had the right to a fair trial, the right to be torture free, and he was denied both of those.