Recently, Jamal Kashoggi, a Saudi journalist and harsh critic of the Saudi Arabian government, went missing, and was later found dead and cut into pieces inside the Saudi Arabian consulate at Istanbul. This week during and interview Donald Trump told reporters that Saudi Arabia was being unfairly accused and should be seen as innocent until proven guilty. He compared the case to what happened earlier with the appointment of Kavanaugh, and stated that the reporter had most likely been murdered by "rouge killers" rather than by the harsh Saudi government.
Analysis:
Although being innocent until proven guilty is usually a universally agreed-upon law, and guaranteed as a right in the U.S. by the 6th amendment, in this case I disagree with Trump's claim, as the chances of the government-criticizing reporter being killed by the harsh, essentially totalitarian government of Saudi Arabia are extremely likely. I believe that Trump saying this shows his ignorance towards world issues and shows that he wants to believe pretty much whatever he wants to believe, even if the facts are against him. This can also be seen in his comparing of the case to the Kavanaugh accusations.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/16/politics/donald-trump-saudi-arabia/index.html
I'll have to agree with you on this one...
ReplyDeleteI think that while I have a bit of happiness in my heart that the Saudi Arabian government isn't being immediately attacked and that Trump is actually considering their innocence, I think it's extremely likely that as the government most likely doesn't want criticism, they would've killed this reporter. Sorry if that long sentence doesn't make sense I don't even know lol
-Ryan Mecca
I think that he has the right idea on the situation. I do think that being innocent until proven guilty is very important even if it deals with foreign countries, regardless of weather or not it's ignorant to thinks that.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is very likely he government did kill the journalist, I do believe in the innocent until proven guilty (of course we have our suspensions), but for something to be true, there needs to be evidence because there is always a chance that person is innocent.
ReplyDeleteI think that no matter how guilty someone might seem it needs to be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt before Trump should act on it, far too often we see him react to something far too quickly and that leads to negative consequences.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said. You explained the situation as well as your opinion very well. it was very informative!
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