Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Goldstone Is...Goldstoned or Will He Be Stoned?

So, will an arrest warrant be issued for crimes against humanity or will he use the Nazi excuse - orders need be followed?

'Goldstone sent 28 SA blacks to death'

Jurist Richard Goldstone was responsible for sending at least 28 black South Africans to death when they appeared before him during the apartheid regime, Yediot Aharonot reported Wednesday...while serving as a judge in the South African Court of Appeals.

Goldstone presided during the 1980s and 1990s, and wrote in one of his rulings that the gallows are the only deterrent for killers.

However, he responded to the report by saying that he was a part of the system and had to respect the laws of the state, occasionally having to enforce laws he was opposed to.

The former judge was also responsible for sending four men accused of violent acts to receive lashes alongside the upholding of other racist laws, Yediot Aharonot said.

1 comment:

Avigdor said...

Just read your oped in the Forward from a month back. Keep it up and say hello to Marc Prowisor for me if you see him. He hasn't been blogging much lately.