[henkster]

If Justice Murphy was on the Supreme Court today. FReepers would hate him. Too liberal. However, sometimes I wonder about us. Murphy believed in standing up for the rights of the accused against the State which is the ultimate protection of individual liberty. But those conversations are for another time.

I agree that the really culpable Japanese leaders escaped justice (cough cough “Hirohoto” cough cough) and otherwise honorable scapegoats like Yamashota went under the bus. Well even in victory and retribution, there’s politics.

[colorado tanker]

Frankfurter didn't like Murphy for much the same reason, plus he thought Murphy was a lightweight. It's really hard to compare a pre-Warren Court with post-Warren Courts. Everything changed - but you're right, that's another conversation.

Did you see The Railway Man? Very interesting movie based on a true story of a British POW in a Japanese camp during WWII. Obviously, it's not a light afternoon at the cinema, but I found it very interesting.