The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists

Re:The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists by Turing_Machine on Monday August 29, 2022 @09:20PM (#32645630)

Smoking cigarettes exposes me to the risk of lung cancer.

Being buddies with the Taliban exposes you to the risk of them sawing off your head, or being taken prisoner as an unlawful combatant.

And no, imprisoning unlawful combatants indefinitely is not "illegal", neither under United States law nor under the international laws of war.

If you claim otherwise, I'm going to have to ask for a citation.

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Re:The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists by Turing_Machine on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:01PM (#32645839)

> I'm going to have to ask for a citation.

And it gets a downmod, rather than a citation. Hint: that means you lose.

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Re:The sudden silencing of Guantanamo's artists by arcticbull on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:30PM (#32646000)

You've completely missed the point. We as a society believe people have a presupposition of innocence. The state must prove guilt. You don't get throw into jail to await trial forever if you happen to be wandering the wrong part of town - and you shouldn't if you're wandering the wrong part of the globe. This is literally the bare minimum standard to which we hold ourselves.

And for very good reason. The states power should always be checked, at home or abroad.

This is especially important as these days wars don't end.

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