Prayers Go Out

My prayers go out to the families that were effected by the Boston Bombings. Just in case any one has been living under a rock I will reiterate what happened. On April 15, 2013 on the day of the Boston Marathon, two bombs exploded on the marathon, injuring 100's of people and killed 3. The bombings were done by two men, brothers, from Chechnya, Russia. They are radical Islamists from Chechnya. The  two brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev are American Citizens. And having said that I come onto the issue at hand, many politicians are suggesting that the country should not treat these terrorists as American Citizens but as enemy combatants. The status of "Enemy Combantant" will let the country try the one brother that is still alive in a special military court without his constitutional rights. The military tribunal will let the government try these people without a trial by jury and other constitutional rights.I understand the mindset, of why people are suggesting this, but I believe that this will destroy everything that America stands for. An enemy combatant is a label that means he is part of the enemy's militia and therefore he is not American and should not be treated as such. However, this status does not and should not apply to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brother who is police custody, because he is a Naturalized American Citizen, therefore he is not an "enemy combatant." If the United States of America starts trying Americans differently just because they committed a terrorist act, then we will lose the integrity of being a democracy, every American deserves his/her rights no matter if they are a terrorist or not, they are still American. If Dzhokar is treated as a enemy combatant then the terrorists have won, because the terrorist's goal is to diminish American values. We cannot let this happen.That's about it, and remember always Rip The Tape.