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But even that doesn't change the fact that the moment we give into mob mentality, we lose the ability to be a civilized society.
Originally posted by ajay59
reply to post by MystikMushroom
So, your solution is to let these people continue to abuse children and murder entire cultures? Have I got that right?
Originally posted by vkey08
If you want to complain about how the trial was run that is your prerogative, but the defendants were given the opportunity to present themselves and make a defence and they choose not to.
What part of "they didn't HAVE to show up and defend themselves" do you not understand? It doesn't matter if Ratzinger was guilty of planting moonbeams up the rears of unicorns to kill off the whole race of them, this ICCS has no legal jurisdiction over anything, and in fact even the OP was confused before he edited his post and his original op included the line:
The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations has found the following individuals guilty of crimes against humanity and given them a 25 years prison sentences:
When in fact this was NOT the ICJ, which is a real and permanent part of the United Nations, it was a kangaroo court made up of frustrated people. Did you read the whole ruling? They basically said, that all Catholics are no longer Catholic because the church no longer exists... They certainly don't have that power..
Originally posted by ajay59
reply to post by MystikMushroom
What, was the question too hard for you to answer? Another chance. Just answer the question posed.
I'll go the civilized and mature way and devote my time and energy with legitimate international courts and human rights organizations.
Originally posted by Druscilla
reply to post by MystikMushroom
yup.
People LOVE to be told what to think.
If we press the keys on our keyboards extra hard, curl our lips with indignity over all this , erm, um, indignity, and say all the words out loud making extra sure to spit all over our screens since we're really really really really mad about all these crimes against humanity, that might just make a difference ... right?
Originally posted by Crakeur
Originally posted by AndyMayhew
As it is, I guess it's not so much a hoax as a joke?
they are serious but the rest of the world sees it for what it is, a joke.
I'm no fan of the pope and I do believe that his stepping down and being sheltered by the vatican in his retirement is a means of keeping him distanced from the abuse and sexcapade issues that are popping up. I also believe the church should be held accountable for the lives they've wrecked by protecting the pedophile priests and I do belive he actually looks evil. I also believe that, in a court of law (the real kind, where the trial is real, the outcome is real) the church might not be victorious in many of the crimes they should be held accountable for but this was a pretend court and the decision is a pretend decision and, worse, these fantasy court room players are suggesting that people make a citizen's arrest on the people they declared pretend guilty.
You get one yahoo who believes this nonsense to take up arms and try and arrest the queen or the pope or whomever and you might wind up with some kind of ugly scene. The people who held their mock trial should stick to their law school classroom trials and stop pushing suggestions on others that are bound to cause trouble. There are too many less wise people out there, one of them is bound to act on this crap and the pretend legal team will not step up and admit responsibility if, and when, something goes wrong.
I also believe that, in a court of law (the real kind, where the trial is real, the outcome is real) the church might not be victorious in many of the crimes they should be held accountable for but this was a pretend court and the decision is a pretend decision and, worse, these fantasy court room players are suggesting that people make a citizen's arrest on the people they declared pretend guilty.
Originally posted by JesuitGarlic
reply to post by Crakeur
I also believe that, in a court of law (the real kind, where the trial is real, the outcome is real) the church might not be victorious in many of the crimes they should be held accountable for but this was a pretend court and the decision is a pretend decision and, worse, these fantasy court room players are suggesting that people make a citizen's arrest on the people they declared pretend guilty.
I am glad that the story has at least caught the attention of site admin and am sure your views are expressed by many of the staff at ATS.
How about we together along with the ATS staff put our thinking caps on and try to flesh out what we can actually do with this story. Firstly, there seems to be a lot of mystery that surrounds the details of the case and the evidence presented. Would it not be possible for some ATS Staff using the authority of this website to seek some kind of comment/interview/podcast from the agency involved in this trial. I am sure the ITCCS will be interested to get this story out to people and will want to add legitimacy behind what they have done. While it might not end up being legitimate we can at least explore the options and the resources available to us to perhaps take the story another step or two down the road.
Would the ATS staff be interested at all in pursuing an option like that to seek proper comment from the ITCCS?
ATS is a valuable resource and to me it would be a shame to not use a vehicle like this if we can shed clearer light on the subject.
why would they want comment from a few people that decided to play trial?
Originally posted by JesuitGarlic
it is that they were found guilty.