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From the Boston Herald: In documents filed last week, the ACLU stated it planned to fight for the accused 20-year-old terrorist’s right to access to his attorneys and information his lawyers claim is critical to defending him against a potential death sentence, calling it “no trifling matter” that in the ACLU’s view Tsarnaev’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial was being threatened by the conditions of his solitary confinement at the federal lockup at Fort Devens.
The former UMass Dartmouth student’s taxpayer-funded counsel will go before O’Toole tomorrow to argue for vacating what they deem “extraordinary and severe” restrictions they liken to “torture,” including that Tsarnaev is denied TV and radio, family photos, prayer with other inmates and visitation from anyone other than his lawyers and immediate family.

Please tell me how we ever became so heartless.

I hope with all my might that this man receives a very fair trial. When the end justifies the means, there’s no satisfaction. But when the the trial is very fair, and the person is found guilty, then it’s a GOOD win, and is very satisfying to see Justice Served, as she should be.

I’m sure there are good reasons why this man is being kept under very close watch. Access to his attorneys however should not be impeded. If in fact access to his lawyers IS being restricted, then that needs to stop, immediately. However, sometimes the defense needs to dramatize BS in order to gain some sympathy that probably doesn’t exist and shouldn’t exist.

Those who are dead and injured deserve genuine justice, and I hope they get it.

UNfortunately, if he’s found guilty and given a death penalty, don’t count on finishing out that service any time soon. Even after all their appeals are run out and done, it can still take forever to put an end to the torture to the victims as they await that death penalty.