"No, you are advocating more punishment than he got."
I favor executing spies, period.
"Furthermore, you've shown a pronounced tendency to ignore or disdain anything exculpatory."
Because I haven't seen one thing that is even remotely exculpatory in this case, except from Pollard and his amen corner.
From what I've seen here, what you favor is lynching.
Because I haven't seen one thing that is even remotely exculpatory in this case, except from Pollard and his amen corner.
Where the hell do you expect to see it come from, the prosecution?
Besides which, I've seen no reason to believe anything exculpatory immediately places the bearer *in* the "amen corner" as far as you're concerned. You offer a false choice as proof of your equanimity.
As for the Soviets...jeez, did anybody know what was going on over there?