New Yorkers Narrowly Support Location of Terror Trials

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Nov 17 2009, 2:05 pm by Chris Good

New Yorkers Narrowly Support Location of Terror Trials

With all the debate over whether it's right--or safe--to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the alleged 9/11 conspirators in New York, we might as well take New Yorkers' opinions into account. According to Marist, they support the decision--narrowly. 45 percent like it, 41 percent don't, and 14 percent are undecided. In political polling, 14 percent undecided usually indicates that opinion is fluid, that those 14 percent could swing either way depending on a number of factors. This issue is not so much political as it is moral and instinctive, though we may see other polls with slightly different figures.

On the question of whether the trials will, 67 percent of New Yorkers say they are confident that law enforcement officials will be able to handle any potential risks. 22 percent say they're not, and 11 percent are unsure.

Comments (2)

Liam3851 November 17, 2009 4:01 PM

Since when did the opinions of New Yorkers count on New York terrorism issues? New Yorkers were largely against the invasion of Iraq in the name of the WTC attacks, and were largely against Bush using NYC as a backdrop for his 2004 conventions to laud his "accomplishments." But at the time this dichotomy was hardly talked about.

behaha November 17, 2009 5:20 PM

Isn't "the right to a fair trial" supposed to apply to everybody, not only to citizens?

And if they're military prisoners, well, then, where their treatment is concerned, we're supposed to abide by the Geneva Convention.

Right? or am I crazy?