It sh!t like this that make me stop and wander what direction this country is heading.
I once told a joke...
"If Pro is good, and Con is bad, then Progress must be good, but then what is Congress?"
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>Based on the comments from the judge, I would think any half-baked lawyer could successfully appeal this. It is abhorrent to think someone is going to spend 5 years in prison based on conversations in a barber shop, particular books in a personal library, maybe having a jihad mentality and not knowing if he was a good family man or a potential terrorist. I guess "burden-of-proof" based of facts in evidence has been thrown out the window.
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>Even if he is a "terrorist-in-waiting", we can't send people to prison for "might be" and "don't know".
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>>Can you say
Profiled. I knew you could.
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>>Besides, what exactly is considered a "jihad mentality" anyway?
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>>Here is a excrept from his flier he once give about his non-profit originization.
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I.T.A.R. Society
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>>In Truth And Righteousness ("I.T.A.R.") Society, is a Washington non-profit corporation committed to promoting social awareness and providing self-defense to high-risk groups to help people avaod becoming victims of violence.>>
>>Does this sound like a man aimed to hurt others, or help others from being hurt?
Greg Reichert