A US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey Taylor has declared the now-notorious scientist suspect Bruce Ivins guilty of the 2001 Anthrax attacks. According to the CNN article, a good portion of the scientific community is dubious about the DOJ's evidence against Ivins.
I'm not sure why I'm surprised, considering members of the DOJ have become quite adroit at avoiding trials. But isn't it a tad irresponsible for a lawyer, who is supposed to be grounded in civil and criminal law, to just proclaim someone's guilt without trial? And even worse when the someone is unable to defend himself (read: deceased)? This is jsut pandering to the public's need for closure, and reawakening latent fears.
No comments:
Post a Comment