You know, I used to feel this way too. But then I heard Pollard's father speak. Not intentionally either. My reaction was, "I can't believe I have to listen to an apologist for a spy." Pollard Sr. had a lot to say. He spoke about the support Father Hesburgh, then president of Notre Dame, was giving to the effort to gain Pollard's release. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
This was in 1988. There was no internet then for most of us. I had a dial-up subscription to Dow Jones News Retrieval then. As soon as I got home I started searching DJNR and everything I found confirmed what Pollard Sr. had been saying. There was no claim that Pollard was innocent. It was just that the nature of his crime was minor compared to other spies and that his punishment had been much more severe than these other spies. This was nearly 23 years ago; so now Pollard has had 23 years more punishment than when folks like Father Hesburgh were suggesting that he had already been punished enough. It's time to let him go.
ML/NJ
Amazing.
Execute all spies.