tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post2014056899890709355..comments2023-10-22T15:52:50.770+05:30Comments on Court Jester: Bin Laden and human rightsJack Pointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-49229097489518061132011-05-10T11:54:27.473+05:302011-05-10T11:54:27.473+05:30Quite right anon, people looked the other way.
I ...Quite right anon, people looked the other way.<br /><br />I think we could also forget all that went on at the end of the war, if the State made a proper job of rehabilitation - they don't have the money but enough private money would have flowed in.Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-64618359485073701772011-05-09T20:25:08.513+05:302011-05-09T20:25:08.513+05:30I can't help remembering the JVP insurrection ...I can't help remembering the JVP insurrection of the 80's when more innocent suspects were killed by the army, over the troublemakers. It was almost if you fit the profile of a JVP you were fair game. So all young undergrads were fair game. Do you remember how parents were scrambling to get their offspring of that age group out of the country to save them from slaughter? A large number found their way to Japan where many still live some still as undocumented illegals in an underclass and this lot also included some hard core JVPers?<br /><br />Sad no one took up this cause then or now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-63482327783660975972011-05-09T09:54:31.027+05:302011-05-09T09:54:31.027+05:30Thanks for the comment Anon.
The suspect becomes ...Thanks for the comment Anon.<br /><br />The suspect becomes a criminal only after trial and conviction. The principle is that he must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.<br /><br />It seems obvious that Bin Laden was guilty, nevertheless the principle is that there should be no exceptions, the rule must apply equally to all.<br /><br />The correct thing to have done was to arrest him and bring him to trial. The objectives of the team should have been capture, not kill. <br /><br />If he was killed accidentally during the melee, then it is unfortunate, but the facts need to be investigated to be certain of this.Jack Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324737814154929009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19291338.post-25180700915542892682011-05-08T21:27:37.229+05:302011-05-08T21:27:37.229+05:30Agree with you on the point that everyone should b...Agree with you on the point that everyone should be allowed their human rights and that allowing the authorities to define guilt without due process would only lead to strengthening fascism.<br /><br />However, in Osama's case he had already established himself as a terrorist and openly advocated attacks on civilians. Apart from being reprehensible, I would say that also meant he painted a big bull's eye on himself.<br /><br />Those who would espouse violence and terror to further their goals should be prepared to deal with the consequences.<br /><br />The problem arises when as you correctly point out, <i>suspects</i> become targets. I'd say Osama was not a suspect as much as a criminal taunting "catch me if you can".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com