Who said anything about letting them go?
I've said from the very start that they should be tried in a court of law, because that's the only legitimate way to punish anyone. Not to show them mercy, or to be nice, or any of the simpering things you seem to think I want. I am simply demanding the strength to adhere to our morals under all circumstances.
And, if we do find that one of these suspects has no evidence against them, then we will conclude that they were wrongly imprisoned. They won't get away with anything, because they will have been proven to have not done anything.
Your statements would have us lock up everyone who could possibly be a terrorist. That group includes everyone. I don't want to live in your country.
the problem is that to prove someone is a terrorist one very often needs evidence that can't be used in court. The court system isn't built to handle cases that rely on state secrets. So handling them in court would amount to releasing the bulk of them scot-free.The trouble with injustice for security's sake is that only the authorities are safe.
That pretty much sums it up, but without the sarcasm. Catching terrorists is often a matter of infiltration and unauthorized phone taps, neither of which can be used in court. The evidence itself isn't lying, but the court system just doesn't allow it because it's not obtained in the normal ways (which usually don't work in cases like this)
Bullshit. There are provisions to allow classified material into a court case. Usually, the judge sees it, determines if it is materially relevant to the case, and if so, the defense is vetted and allowed to view the material. There's also...y'know, whole courts set up to deal with
rulings that involve sensitive intelligence?
At least come up with a new argument, don't just parrot the drivel they spoon out on
24. Infiltration is extremely rare, even in domestic criminal prosecutions. Phone taps are usually one of the last bits of evidence obtained, and mostly to seal the deal after you already know what's going on and who's involved. The bulk of criminals and terrorists nabbed are done through so plain old hard detective work.
One problem is that thanks to NCIS, CSI, 24, and all the other damn "forensic drama" shows, everybody thinks they know how law enforcement and "catching the bad guy" is done. YOU DON'T.