Cabin Pressure
August 12, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Ted Kaczynski, the convicted “Unabomber,” is upset that his Montana cabin, where he was eventually captured, is part of a display at the Newseum….
“I recently received a page from the Washington Post, June 19, 2008, page A9. This comprises a full-page, full-color advertisement that features my cabin, which is being exhibited publicly at something called a ‘Newseum,’ ” Kaczynski wrote, using careful printing. “Since the advertisement states that the cabin is ‘FROM FBI VAULT,’ it is clear that the government is responsible for the public exhibition of the cabin. This has obvious relevance to the victims’ objection to publicity connected with the Unabom case.”
“Something called a ‘Newseum’”? Wait’ll he hears about the admission fee.
E N Khol said,
August 13, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
I recall that when the cabin was first removed from its site in Montana, it was as part of the Unibomber’s trial, so that the jury could see how he was living. I not only failed to see the logic of that move, it struck me as arrogant to remove someone’s home simply as part of a trial. In this country, at least in theory, you are innocent unless proven guilty. The evidence against the man could have been disproven and he would have been freed. Would they then have returned his cabin to Montana? Likely not. The current state of criminal justice in this country gives “authorities” the right to presume guilt, steal and destroy assets, ruin reputations, and employ any tricks necessary to win convictions at all cost. This is just another example of the arrogance of our FBI and other criminal justice “officials” which is absolutely appalling.