Righting Past Wrongs

The news and social media have been full of the Omar Khadr case.

The following article appeared on the CBC's website: Why Will Omar Khadr receive $10M?  Because the Supreme Court Ruled his Rights Were Violated.

Many, including, of course, the Conservatives and their supporters, are outraged.  The Globe and Mail addressed this explilcitly:  Conservatives Must Move on From Demonizing Omar Khadr.

Since the story first hit the Canadian consciousness, there have been many, many other articles and a general outpouring of hate and invective from a predictable quarter.

Some, though, have tried to be reasonable and present some opposing information:

From the Hill Times - "Fomenting Misunderstanding for Paritsan Reasons"

Others have tried to discuss why there was a problem in the first place and who should be held accountable for the current situation.

And others have started on-line petitions showing support for Khadr or at least for the Government's decision to settle the matter.

Personally, I side with the opinion from the Supreme Court of Canada which has ruled Kahdr's Charter rights had been violated, that this meant the court case filed by Khadr had a very good chance of succeeding and that settling now was the most prudent thing to do, rather than spending more money fighting a losing battle.

Of course, there is always the question as to whether Khadr even threw the grenade in question.  That has not been settled.  This apparently means nothing to the people expressing outrage over the settlement.  I guess that means to them, the Rule of Law and the Charter are to be applied selectively, just to those whose politics, skin color, religion, or whatever, happen to agree with your views.