By Chris W To me freedom is about being able to dress the way you want, drive the kind of car you want, practice any religion you want, and the right to speak your mind, so long as you don’t infringe on others rights and freedom. The right to freedom of speech, religion, and to bear arms is not common in other countries. People such as Amanda Knox, Nelson Mandela, and Rubin Carter are truly not free. Nelson Mandela fought for the rights of people and was imprisoned for it, because he didn’t have freedom of speech, which we have in America. Rubin Carter was not given due process his conviction was not right the police should have done their job and collected all evidence it seems like they wanted an easy closure to the crime and pinned it on him. Due process would have meant taking fingerprints and listening when witness did not place Carter at the scene of the crime. Amanda Knox was another case of not receiving due process, but outside of America citizens are not given the same rights and freedoms. She was unjustly imprisoned, because it is better to blame a crime on a foreigner. As Americans we overlook the importance of our freedoms not enjoyed in other countries on earth.