re: #117 lawhawk

This is a ‘nontroversy’ and New York City isn’t going to be bankrupted by the trial. Of course there will be federal funds for security. Really, the current security would be fine for the trial if it wasn’t for the media circus that will ultimately take place and inspire the crazies to come out and compete for attention.

Most “security” costs will be for crowd control when groups of teabaggers show up to “protest” trying and convicting these terrorists (because we’ve got a different president…they didn’t protest Moussaoui’s trial, or Richard Reid’s).

And as far as making a ‘mockery’ of the legal system - indefinite detention without charges for the last eight years did plenty of that already. These guys wouldn’t be coming to trial if there was a chance they’d get off.