| Alistair.J.L.Maclean@googlemail.com 2008-01-16, 6:56 pm |
| On 15 Jan, 01:22, "HeyBub" <hey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert wrote:
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> I don't think "patriotism" is the rationale for torturing or killing.
> Exigent circumstances seems more likely.
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> But how is doubling the size of the prison at Guantanamo immoral? In my
> view, we've got to have somewhere to put unlawful enemy combatants. Absent
> enlarged accommodations at Guantanamo, the choices seem to be:
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> 1. Kill them where they stand.
> 2. Incarcerate them where they're captured (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.).
> 3. Release them.
> 4. Put them on parole, with ankle-bracelets, or
> 5. Incarcerate them on U.S. soil.
>
> Just yesterday, a UK minister proposed implanting RFID chips under the skin
> of criminals so monitoring them while on parole could be facilitated. The
> single reason for so proposing this is to relieve overcrowding at UK
> prisons. He apparently shares your view that additional prison space is out
> of the question.
Unfortunately, we tag prisoners at the moment but that doesn't stop
them from breaking their parole and disappearing. How would the
minister ecpect that RFID technology can solve the problem? Also, as
it would involve inserting a chip sub-cutaneous with anaesthetic there
is a small risk of death of the taggee which would be a human rights
violation. Unacceptable.
I'd go for the shoot-where-they-stand option but that would only
encourage martyrs (rather than allowing them to surrender).
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