As far as whether this guy is guilty or not, that is up to the jury, but he was charged before and let off with a hung jury. This means they had, and stil have, some evidence against him. I remember the trial, I was alive then and a grown man at the time. I remember reading the evidence and it seemed pretty solid. However, he was released and now is up for trial again. If hes guilty he should pay no matter how old, if not he should be aquitted.
As for the clan, anyone who thinks they were just a bunch of good old boys not doing any harm simply doesn't know what they are talking about, and that includes you.
I know exactly what it was. Of course some like to blame the South for all the racism issues don't you now? BTW, where exactly are the headquarters for the Klan? And contrary to the SPLC and your distorted view of history, it was not a war zone where none were safe.
I don't think any of the civil rights workers killed themselves. I think they were killed by men that hate. Of course we couldn't find any racially based murders north of the old Confederacy could we? Nope, history books tell us all racially motivated crimes happen South of Virginia. No, they only have bus riots in Boston in the mid 1970s and if that could have been washed over I imagine that would be as well. I never said they were 'fun loving idiots' just idiots. Racist morons that I despise probably more than you ever could for more than a few reasons.
As far as whether this guy is guilty or not, that is up to the jury, but he was charged before and let off with a hung jury. This means they had, and stil have, some evidence against him. I remember the trial, I was alive then and a grown man at the time. I remember reading the evidence and it seemed pretty solid. However, he was released and now is up for trial again. If hes guilty he should pay no matter how old, if not he should be aquitted.
And my point was that he should have a trial by jury and not assumed guilty before innocent. The poster I was responding to did exactly that. But of course with certain individuals convicted of a crime it's easier to do that than live by the rule of law and allow him a fair trial. And if you bothered looking at my statement I said if he was convicted he should face the fullest extent of the law no matter how old he is.
As for the clan, anyone who thinks they were just a bunch of good old boys not doing any harm simply doesn't know what they are talking about, and that includes you.
Matter of fact, I didn't say that either. But good try putting words in my mouth. Those that committed actual crimes in this organization, as in any other organization, no matter how distasteful their beliefs may be, should be charged, given their fair trial, and if convicted, have the punishment meted out. It seems some however would choose to drop the fair trial and assume he is guilty. And anyone that may belong to an organization that has distasteful views should apparently be thrown in jail for good measure just in case. No matter if they actually committed the crime or not.
I am not defending the position of the Klan. I hate the Klan for their racist views, for their ignorance, and for their misusage of flags that I hold dear to my heritage. What I am defending is the rule of law that some choose to forget when they deem the charged guilty without seeing the evidence. Personally, if he is guilty of murder, I don't care how old he is. There is one punishment for premeditated murder in my mind and one only. The death penalty