The assassination of President Lincoln
Was the treatment given to Booth fair?
There really was no treatment at all. He ran away, and the government issued a massive man-hunt. When they finally did catch up with him, he wasn't even given a chance. Who knows, if he did try to shoot the officer coming at him, or if he was defenseless, but they should have obeyed the order for him to be brought back alive. Every human deserves to testify against his or her crimes.
Was the treatment to his co-conspirators fair?
Yes, because they had the chance to turn in the criminal actually accused of the crime, but they didn't. They helped him escape, provided him with weapons, and even hid him. Their punishment was completely fair.
Was the treatment of Samuel Mudd fair?
No, because he just did his job. Being a doctor, his job is to heal anyone, even criminals. Even though he helped Booth escape, he was only doing his job. Today, doctors are allowed to operate on patients who are criminals, so it is completely just that he operated on Booth.
There really was no treatment at all. He ran away, and the government issued a massive man-hunt. When they finally did catch up with him, he wasn't even given a chance. Who knows, if he did try to shoot the officer coming at him, or if he was defenseless, but they should have obeyed the order for him to be brought back alive. Every human deserves to testify against his or her crimes.
Was the treatment to his co-conspirators fair?
Yes, because they had the chance to turn in the criminal actually accused of the crime, but they didn't. They helped him escape, provided him with weapons, and even hid him. Their punishment was completely fair.
Was the treatment of Samuel Mudd fair?
No, because he just did his job. Being a doctor, his job is to heal anyone, even criminals. Even though he helped Booth escape, he was only doing his job. Today, doctors are allowed to operate on patients who are criminals, so it is completely just that he operated on Booth.