General Discussion

To be VERY clear: I do not KNOW. I am looking for a reason that maybe we shouldn't assume bad intentions or incompetence here.

Think about it - this is not just about this ONE case. This is the one that has made the headlines. I just saw that the vast majority of the men sent to that torture prison, are not convicted of ANY crimes.

Maybe the judge needs to balance the goal to act quickly for this man, vs. the imperative to "get it right" for the 150+ others - and the possibly vastly more future cases if the administration's despicable behavior is not successfully quashed in THIS case.

I am not a judge, or a lawyer, or anything close. I've served on a jury exactly once in my life, a couple decades ago, and it was harder than I thought it would be. So I do not know. I just hope that this judge is doing their best, and will get a good result in the end.