Polish Army 68% Responsible for Deaths at Treblinka
Ridiculous headline, absolutely! Moronic, you bet! Yet, if you follow the logic of a New York jury deciding who was responsible for the '93 World Trade Center bombing, that's probably the ruling they would give. The jury determined it was not Ramsey Yousef and Al Qaida who were responsible for the bombing, but the NYC Port Authority. They ruled that because they didn't impliment more measures and safegards against attack the Port Authority holds more responsibility than those who planned and executed the attack.
Evidently, we should let Yousef go and start locking up Port Authority managers and employees.
In what some legal experts characterized as a startling footnote to history, the jury found that the Port Authority was 68 percent at fault for allowing the bombing to occur, while the terrorists who carried out the bombing were 32 percent responsible.
"It's really hard to get your mind around," said Mark Geistfeld, a law professor at New York University. "It's more of a sociological question than it is a legal question. It's their way of expressing their outrage about the way in which the Port Authority conducted itself.
Who was responsible for Treblinka -- the Nazis, period, end of story. Who was responsible for the '93 WTC bombing -- terrorists. Who was responsible for 9/11 -- terrorists. Who's responsible for a murder -- the murderer (not the police, the gun companies or Rob Zombie). C'mon people, it's not that difficult.
This ruling is yet another example of why we need constructionalist, not activist judges sitting on the bench. This ruling is a symptom of a growing philosophy in America and particularly on the left -- that we should have a consequence free life. A feeling that if something goes wrong for me, for whatever reason, I deserve recompense. Johnny can't read -- sue the school, Billy gets crushed by a soda machine while shaking it down for cash -- sue the vending machine company.
Let's be honest here. This is all about the cash. We can't get money out of Yousef and his accomplices, so we need to find someone else to foot the bill. And, as usual it is the citizen taxpayer that gets stuck with the bill.
Evidently, we should let Yousef go and start locking up Port Authority managers and employees.
In what some legal experts characterized as a startling footnote to history, the jury found that the Port Authority was 68 percent at fault for allowing the bombing to occur, while the terrorists who carried out the bombing were 32 percent responsible.
"It's really hard to get your mind around," said Mark Geistfeld, a law professor at New York University. "It's more of a sociological question than it is a legal question. It's their way of expressing their outrage about the way in which the Port Authority conducted itself.
Who was responsible for Treblinka -- the Nazis, period, end of story. Who was responsible for the '93 WTC bombing -- terrorists. Who was responsible for 9/11 -- terrorists. Who's responsible for a murder -- the murderer (not the police, the gun companies or Rob Zombie). C'mon people, it's not that difficult.
This ruling is yet another example of why we need constructionalist, not activist judges sitting on the bench. This ruling is a symptom of a growing philosophy in America and particularly on the left -- that we should have a consequence free life. A feeling that if something goes wrong for me, for whatever reason, I deserve recompense. Johnny can't read -- sue the school, Billy gets crushed by a soda machine while shaking it down for cash -- sue the vending machine company.
Let's be honest here. This is all about the cash. We can't get money out of Yousef and his accomplices, so we need to find someone else to foot the bill. And, as usual it is the citizen taxpayer that gets stuck with the bill.
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