President Harry S. Truman Ruled Innocent!
By Bena Yang –The Washington Times- Thursday, April 27 2017
Before the day of the Moot Court, many reporters went around and asked the defense and prosecution teams for the arguments they would use. The reporters also asked for their thoughts on the opposing team and the teams’ counter arguments. The defending team told the reporters that President Truman was right in ordering the dropping of the atomic bomb. They told the reporters that the atomic bomb ended the war quicker, which also saved the most lives, and that it was the most cost efficient. They also pointed out that we elected him and that anything goes in times of war. When talking to the prosecution team, the prosecutors told us that there …show more content…
I believed that the Justices thought that it was better to avoid any more casualties and to save more resources. The Justices will take into consideration that the Japanese bombed us first, and that due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, some innocent civilians were killed or injured.
When talking to the Justices, they seemed biased towards prosecuting the dropping of the atomic bomb. They were discussing about fire bombing and how it killed less people; however, the atomic bomb ended the killing of more people. The Justices were also talking about the idea of “it is either killing them or us”. This means that if they did not allow the atomic bomb to be dropped, they let Americans die and if they allowed the atomic bomb to be dropped, they let the Japanese die instead. Taking this into consideration, it was obvious that the Justices ruled that President Truman was …show more content…
The defense said that if President Truman did not make the decision of dropping the atomic bomb, a lot more people would die. Operation Downfall would have the United States millions of lives. In addition, the defense team said that the firebombing caused more deaths than both of the atomic bombs combined. The Justices asked the defense team how much time was given for the innocent civilians to escape. The Justices also questioned them about the consequences of the atomic bomb, since the atomic bomb will effect generations due to the radiation. The defense team replied that they from the time they dropped the leaflets, one week has passed before the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The defense team told the Justices that the Japanese chose to ignore those leaflets. The Japanese could have given up, so the United States would not have to drop the atomic
By Bena Yang –The Washington Times- Thursday, April 27 2017
Before the day of the Moot Court, many reporters went around and asked the defense and prosecution teams for the arguments they would use. The reporters also asked for their thoughts on the opposing team and the teams’ counter arguments. The defending team told the reporters that President Truman was right in ordering the dropping of the atomic bomb. They told the reporters that the atomic bomb ended the war quicker, which also saved the most lives, and that it was the most cost efficient. They also pointed out that we elected him and that anything goes in times of war. When talking to the prosecution team, the prosecutors told us that there …show more content…
I believed that the Justices thought that it was better to avoid any more casualties and to save more resources. The Justices will take into consideration that the Japanese bombed us first, and that due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, some innocent civilians were killed or injured.
When talking to the Justices, they seemed biased towards prosecuting the dropping of the atomic bomb. They were discussing about fire bombing and how it killed less people; however, the atomic bomb ended the killing of more people. The Justices were also talking about the idea of “it is either killing them or us”. This means that if they did not allow the atomic bomb to be dropped, they let Americans die and if they allowed the atomic bomb to be dropped, they let the Japanese die instead. Taking this into consideration, it was obvious that the Justices ruled that President Truman was …show more content…
The defense said that if President Truman did not make the decision of dropping the atomic bomb, a lot more people would die. Operation Downfall would have the United States millions of lives. In addition, the defense team said that the firebombing caused more deaths than both of the atomic bombs combined. The Justices asked the defense team how much time was given for the innocent civilians to escape. The Justices also questioned them about the consequences of the atomic bomb, since the atomic bomb will effect generations due to the radiation. The defense team replied that they from the time they dropped the leaflets, one week has passed before the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The defense team told the Justices that the Japanese chose to ignore those leaflets. The Japanese could have given up, so the United States would not have to drop the atomic