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Am I the only person who has no sympathy whatsoever for David Hicks? |
Travel Info Am I the only person who has no sympathy whatsoever for David Hicks? Travel Tips David Hicks has broken no laws in Australia. None! Even Little Lying Johnny Howard has said that two or three times. At the time of his capture he had broken no laws in the USA or Afghanistan either. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The reason he was held in Guantanamo Bay is that it is not covered by US laws such as habeas corpus. If he had been imprisoned on US territory he would have been out in five minutes. The charge to which he pleaded guilty did not exist at the time of his capture but was created about 18 months before he went to trial. Hicks has been extremely foolish and his ideas might not agree with many people, including me, but neither of those are crimes. If we locked up everyone who was stupid, there wouldn't be enough prisons. Whatever Hicks did, he broke no laws and should never have been imprisoned in the first place. Others apparently not.... who is he again? I agree with you - he was the one that got involved with that type of people - anyone that does will get whats coming to them ... in the end. I don't agree however how they held him that long without laying charges though. No way. I think he should have been charged with terrorism years ago and held in Guantanemo Bay for the rest of his life. He chose to do those things and associate with terrorists...he wasn't held against his will...so he shouldn't be allowed to come back to Australia and do his time in a comparatively cushy jail as opposed to staying in the one he was in! NO WAY. If you play with matches, expect to get burnt. No. He was proven guilty before the trial. Lets be realistic about it. It goes against our principle of innocent until proven guilty but how many times do we know a person is guilty before a trial. it happens often therefore who are we kidding. No you are not the only person - I am sick of hearing about that man.... |
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