Iraq

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on 2/7/03 5:02 PM, jbor at jbor at bigpond.com wrote:

> on 8/2/03 2:43 AM, The Great Quail at quail at libyrinth.com wrote:
> 
>> First, there are numerous other unjust and murderous regimes out there; so
>> why select Iraq?
> 
> This is such a dud argument. There is not one system of jurisprudence, not
> one defence attorney, who would even think to countenance a case on this
> basis: "Your Honour, whether or not my client is guilty is irrelevant. There
> are many other criminals who are just as guilty who are not being tried in
> this court, ipso facto it's erroneous and unjust to try my client at this
> time. I demand that we arraign the prosecutor instead." It's a load of
> bollocks.
> 
Sorry dude, but you're wrong. Selective prosecution is an arguable defense.
Comes under the heading of equal protection under the law.