Beginning with the video works "Travesty of a Mockery" and "Pent-Up" in 1996. The dissenting opinion described this decision as "a travesty of justice". The procedure was a travesty of justice. This would be a travesty and a mistake. Amnesty International described his sentencing as a "travesty of justice". The victims' son and brother, Martin Doherty, called the verdict "a travesty of justice". The case attracted national press and many reporters deemed the conviction a travesty. War alongside Stalin to impose freedom is more than a travesty. Baker called the sentence "a travesty". It would have been a savings, but an historic travesty. They are quite simply a travesty in the name of art. Even New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani weighed in, also calling the decision "a travesty". However, Russia and China vetoed the resolution, an action that Clinton characterized as a "travesty". Former "Ring" editor Lester Bromberg called the decision a "travesty". By all accounts, the trial was a travesty.