Ok if the US is against political killings, what, tell me, is the difference for locking a political "undesirable" (someone that might be a threat to gov't for whatever reason: protesting, civil unrest, anarchy) up in prison away for life? I mean isn't that like taking their life anyway so why not kill them?
I mean there have been killings in the past, like when FBI agent Lon Horiuchi shot Randy Weaver's wife in the face while she held their baby.
Just one example.
2006-08-02 03:59:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
WTF is FSTV???
2006-08-02 04:46:09 · update #1
Do they actually use that term??
Do you watch FSTV?
It is sickening what is happening to people in our country.
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
2006-08-02 04:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by NANCY K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People in this country have the protection of f"Freedom of Speech" - but that doesn't mean you can say ANYTHING you want ANYWHERE to ANYONE you want.
Someone who is a threat to the government crosses the line of just free speech. There is a major difference in what that person must have done or what he had planned to do. If Timothy McVea stood in front of the Federal building in Oklahoma City with a sign protesting the US Government - that is one thing. Making and bringing a bomb to the Federal Building and setting it off is quite a different act - wouldn't you say?
You have certain protected rights - but they are not absolute - you need to live within the rules (laws).
2006-08-02 11:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by Coach D. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US hands are not clean and we shouldn't pretend that they are . This country has been involved in undercover and covert operations for years . They don't tell the public , because it could get messy and the government doesn't want a public outcry . Then they would have to explain why they did it , for the good of the country .
2006-08-02 11:14:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be joking! Not all political asylum seekers are phonies.
My brother-in-law was imprisoned on such a charge when he was 14!
Political dissent can lead to incarceration, disappearance and torture in many countries.
That's why we should be careful about rejecting asylum seekers out of hand.
2006-08-02 11:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.. half or more of the people in Gitmo have yet to be charged.. they are dissenters based on their race, without recourse and have no charges against them defined to defend themselves against.. so yes.
2006-08-02 11:08:15 · answer #5 · answered by hardartsystems 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
political dissent? try aung sun suu kkyi from cambodia..house arrest for i think close to adecade aleady
2006-08-02 11:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by GEN Gamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absurd idea. In that case all politicians are to be arrested.
2006-08-02 11:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by NATIN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋