Mistaken Identity, Imprisonment, and Injustice – Justice Department, CIA, FBI
Mistaken identity and imprisonment is not uncommon in America. I myself have been the victim of identity theft with such a common name.
The federal government was ordered this year by Judge Nancy Gertner of the Federal District Court to pay $101.8 million for framing and falsely convicting four men for a murder they did not commit.
Beyond the framing of innocent men, FBI officials broke laws, violated rules, and ruined lives to protect the killer Vincent Flemmi their prized informant.
In another proud moment in American history, a German citizen named Khaled El-Masri was detained and abducted by CIA operatives from December 31, 2003 through May 28, 2004 in Macedonia and Afghanistan where he was unjustly held and tortured in the CIA prison known as the “Salt Pit”.
More concerning than the mistakes made are the intentional injustices that occur. I guess the U.S. Justice Department doesn’t have time to deal with injustice since it has been busy firing its best federal prosecutors who weren’t on board with the political agenda of the Bush administration. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales serving “at the pleasure of the President” eventually had to resign when interrogated himself. Suddenly he no longer could “recall” his own evil doings.
I wonder how many African Americans and Latinos go to prison unnecessarily to make some police chief look good and keep society feeling that they are safe. I question why so many non-violent offenders are imprisoned for so many years for abusing the own bodies and minds with drugs? Is it not possible to rehabilitate these addicts and users instead of imprisoning them for an excessive amount of years away from their family?
Could it be privatized prisons are financially lucrative and it is advantageous to warehouse criminals who in turn can be made into a labor pool for next to nothing payment? If so, than what economic incentive is there to release prisoners?
Author: Paul Davis
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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