The attitudes of the mainstream media and
subsequently, those who crassly and ignorantly react to those of us who
support Dzhokhar and his right to fair trial, point to the fact that
among the most fundamental tenants of our justice system, (the right to
presumed innocent until proven guilty), is sadly becoming an obsolete
ideal that we can no longer count on to prevail in the face of
injustice.
We are seeing now what happens when a
faction of “the masses” feels compelled to speak-out and question the
established narrative and challenge the status quo. We are vilified,
accused of being “traitors” and “conspiracy theorists”, have our sanity
called into question, and are sometimes even labeled as “terrorist
sympathizers”. Why such a desperate need to place these derogatory
labels on those of us who seek-out the truth, demand that the democratic
principles that this country was built upon be upheld, and who
speak-out when we encounter what we believe to be injustice?
Apparently, it’s to send the message that being an open-minded,
questioning, critical-thinker who supports the foundations of the
American justice system, is something for which one should be ashamed.
