Supreme Court lets Jose Padilla rot

Let’s see, you live in America, and you’re an American citizen, so you think that things are ultimately fair. Oh, you’re not naive, you know that there are people who are not entirely fair, or maybe some that are corrupt, or maybe some that don’t have the public’s best interest at heart. Maybe there are even some that will ignore your fundamental rights as an American. You might find yourself wronfully imprisoned. But it’s OK, because ultimately, someone, somewhere, will set it right, even if your case has to go to the Supreme Court.
Guess what. Your mother was right.
Sometimes life just isn’t fair.
Take Jose Padilla, the alleged “dirty bomber”. (Please.) He’s been sitting in solitary confinement for more than two years. Now, I’m not saying he’s innocent. He might be guilty as hell. But he’s been sitting in prison for all this time WITHOUT BEING CHARGED WITH ANYTHING.
Twice now, courts have ruled that he should either be charged or released. Reasonable, no? But he’s still sitting in jail with no charges. And now the Supreme Court has declined to hear the case (via Building a Pyramid).
Scary, scary stuff.