This article is about George Wright, a criminal who committed murder in 1962 and, after escaping from prison, hijacked a plane in 172, not being extradited to the United States to finish the rest of his jail sentence. Wright has become an official citizen of Portugal by marrying a Portuguese woman and the court decided to release him of all charges that had a relation with the US. Wright says that his life has changed a lot since those crimes and says that he is not guilty of the murder in 1962.
I believe that it is not right for George Wright to get away with his crimes just because he is a citizen of Portugal now by marrying a portuguese woman. It might be true that he is sorry for his crimes and has changed his life, but he still is responsible for what he did in the United States, including being an accomplice to a murder, breaking free from prison and hijacking a plane with innocent people on board. It’s an enormous injustice for the families of the victims of George Wright’s crimes and it’s a shame that he is not going to be responsible for what he’s done. He should pay the consequences of his acts just like everybody else does.
* Article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/report-lisbon-court-denies-us-extradition-request-for-fugitive-george-wright/2011/11/17/gIQAMuHWUN_story.html
Diana, I totally agree with you. I cannot understand how such criminals can get to live a normal life like anyone else while so many people are suffering from their acts. The fact that there are laws that allow criminals to live as if nothing never happened is outrageous, and I really hope this change some day.
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