Lon Haruchi [sic] killed an innocent American Citizen. He should be tried and punished according to the law.
The FBI is a disgrace and should be disbanded.
I agree that Horiuchi should be tried. I agree that the evidence certainly appears to indicate that he is at least guilty of manslaughter. But I will let the jury decide. Remember the Rodney King Riots in LA? They started because the people had made up their mind what the outcome of the trial had to be, without sitting on the jury or even reviewing the transcripts. So I hope he is tried. I hope the jury is allowed to see all the evidence, and I hope that whatever sentence they pass is swiftly delivered.
The FBI is a large organization that does a lot of different things. Most of them, I've got to give it to them, they do well. Some things they need help on, and some things they should stop alltogether. But there are certain advantages to having a law enforcement agency at the federal level. For example, who else should investigate international incidents of terroism (Over Scotland; World Trade Center; U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa; US Military Barracks bombing in Saudi Arabia... etc, etc...), and HOW? Who else will or could investigate international kiddie porn rings? International organized crime, with its attending international money-laundering?
Like 'em or hate 'em, we need the FBI. But we should continue to demand accountability from them. Without this, the FBI could start to look like certain other national governmental agencies in other countries-- like Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia.
--L.P.
