Why should we follow the Geneva Convention, for example, on the issue of torturing information out of a terrorist, if the terrorist broke the Geneva Convention first, and they are therefore no longer held by the rulings of it? Also, the last time I checked, Al Queda isn't a country. The dissociate themselves from state borders, and they are not their own nation.
As a similar question, why should we treat an individual like an American citizen governed by the Constitution if they have shown no sign of upholding what the Constitution stands for?
I am trying to be unbiased, and I would like people to support whichever side they are on with further explanation and logic. I can understand this issue from both sides, but I want to know what other people think and why.
2006-09-27
07:17:43
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