American chit chat on the web is calling for a boycott on Scottish goods, Scottish whisky etc…. kilts…. hmmm good luck, if people want such things they are going to buy them anyway, there's no alternative. It wont go far.
What annoys me is that all the major political criticism is one sided, there is no acknowledgment that "Compassionate Release" was a compassionate move, (publicly at least it isnt a political move, though who knows what more we'll find out). There is little acknowledgement of the mercy shown and what that means in Western Culture, (obviously doesnt mean anything in the USA going on current public comment) and I find it sad that our own UK politicians are unable to acknowledge the value of compassion whether or not they agree politically and technically with the fact that a terrorist found guilty in a court is now at home and not in prison, but that alongside their technical opinion its sad that our politicians aren't showing their belief in humanity and any understanding of Scot's law.
It seems many politicians are going with the one sided approach so as not to be accused of beating-about-the-bush by representing two sides of the debate and also so they appear to be aligned with the heavy handed sound of opinion coming from the USA, boring.
I really wish our politicians would stand up and be counted and show intelligent understand of a sensitive situation and look into understanding not only those angry victims but also the reasons of a decision based on law represented in Scotland, taking into account that the US agreed to let Scotland try the man in the Netherlands and keep him in a Scottish prison should he be found guilty, they farmed out the responsibilites to Scots Law and have to live with any of the consequences that represents.
