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In article <1992Oct29.223315.26716@netcom.com>, strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
> 
> Jason Yanowitz posts a piece of political propaganda in which he claims,
> among other things, that Leonard Peltier is still in jail for a
> crime he did not commit.
> 
> First, I thought the issue was whether the crime was justified, not
> whether Peltier committed it.

I agree.

> Second, even if Yanowitz is right about the issue, surely it's his
> opinion that Peltier didn't commit the crime. Isn't that why we
> have courts and juries, rather than Yanowitz, to decide the
> guilt or innocence of the accused?

Not necessarily.  Jason might be absolutely sure that Peltier is innocent - if
he is the actual felon. :)

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