In relation to a post a while back on September 28th called "Guantanamo Suspects" about the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay who were not receiving fair treatment, the Associated Press wrote that a federal judge blocked the Pentagon from transferring a Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia, where he would have been tortured. In this case, it is the first time that a judge has given some kind of rights to a detainee. That right is the right not to be tortured by the Tunisian government.
Well, it's a good thing that someone finally intervened in this situation and put their foot down, which says a lot coming from a federal judge. But why in the world does a judge have to stop the Pentagon from sending a detainee to another country to be tortured? All humans have rights, whether they are terrorist suspects or not. Why does the government think that they can disregard anyone's rights they want to?Although the judge stopped this detainee from getting tortured in another country, shouldn't the judge do more? Shouldn't there be more judges trying to intervene in this situation?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I agree w/ Paul. It is pretty ridiculous that it took a judge to finally stop the brutal treatment of prisoners.
Although these people are not Americans, I do believe that, as humans, they deserve to be treated in a sensible way.
Overall, it's nice to see that finally something is being done to stop this treatment.
Hopefully this judge will set a precedent that even prisoners should be treated with at least some dignity. Although I don't know the reasons for why he was going to be tortured, I don't think torture is a justified interrogation method because the person may be innocent and falsely admit to committing a crime just to avoid the pain. Or, he may give a false lead which could lead to wasted time and money. But if the guy is a known terrorist that killed people maybe he deserves the torture...but the Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, so I think that is probably not the reason why he was going to be sent to Tunisia.
Post a Comment