Talk:Robert Diaz

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A generally sympathetic blog post on Obsidian Wings states that this article, "does not read like the work of a detached, neutral, observer--for all I know it was written by a child who believed their father was wrongfully convicted." I agree. PhilipR 05:09, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

The blog mentioned is about a Matthew Diaz, a Navy lawyer, who is charged with mailing a list of Guantánamo detainee names to a civil liberties group. A blog poster somehow thought the Robert Diaz of this article was the same person. They are not. I believe "Diaz" is a fairly common Hispanic name.

The article was written in a detached neutral manner. For all I know Diaz could be guilty. Facts, however, do not support such a conclusion, at least not to a high degree of certainty. If someone feels that there are additional facts supporting Diaz' guilt, I am not aware of them. Perhaps the article was not written in an dry bureaucratic style, but I consider that bad writing.

The fact that Diaz' lawyers did not have any of his five children testify at his sentencing hearing, has nothing to do with his actual guilt. No one is saying he is innocent because he had children. It is just an example of bad lawyering. --Danras 12:47, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

This article seems to be based exclusively on an episode of American Justice entitled "Lethal Injection" (which was cited in the reference section). Having just viewed this program I have edited this article to reflect a more balanced review of the facts. I have removed an editortial comment or two and requested a citation to support a quote given. There's still room for improvement --cwoliver 7/17/07