Harry Smith wrote:
Ray,
You suggest that we add "as determined by a duly constituted tribunal." to the wikipedia definition of murder.
in the case at hand, July 23 slaying (NPOV?) of Hassan Al-Zanin (sp?) either the group of individuals siting the weapon on his family's property/land where at "duly constituted tribunal" or were not.
Are we suggesting that this status arose during the disagreement with the family or are we saying that the group of individuals siting the weapon had the status of "duly constituted tribunal" before they arrived?
Seems hard to make either claim for this group of individuals, dont you think?
Without presuming to know anything about the judicial structure of Palestine, a "duly constituted tribunal" would likely be a court established under the laws of the Palestinian Republic. I would certainly not vest that authority in a lynch mob established by either party to the dispute.
Ec