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