Terrorist trail... in front of the media?

I completely understand what my classmate is saying here but to just throw away all our laws would go against what we stand for. What the terrorist did was unbelievable and unforgivable and they should definitely be punished to the highest extent of the law. I definitely agree that they do not deserve to be acquitted because we tortured them but I feel they need some leniency. What we did was almost as ridiculous as what they did. How can we justify killing them if what we did was more inhumane,torture is worse then death.It leaves you wanting to die. I feel that there trail needs to be shown to the public because if it was not then people would start to wonder and it would cause a huge scandal. I also feel that we need to give them a trail in the public because one) what they did was part of their religion, they were taught to think this way from birth. Their government corrupted them into thinking this way and two) the public has the right to see how this trail ends up and to keep a check on the system. The last thing we want is government hiding more from us than it already is. The media is very important and although NY citizens have to suffer, and for that I am truly, sorry but the public needs to know. The way for the public to find out is through the media.