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Originally Posted by Donkey Jote
I assume that this is at least partially tongue in cheek, but I, for one, was disappointed that he died without every going to trial.
Latin America is full of old criminals who just die without justice being served. It doesn't matter if the crime is fifty years old, it should still be redressed.
Of course, that doesn't mean that I miss the b*stard.
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It's not at all tongue in cheek. I've never celebrated a death, until his.
You're right though, he should have stood trial. But, as you probably know, there were criminal proceedings under way in Chile ever since his arrest in Britain. The problem was that he was repeatedly found 'unfit' to stand trial.
Besides, truth be told, regardless of the potential outcome of a court trial, there probably would have been a civil war in Chile if he were found guilty OR not guilty. The country is THAT divided. Still.