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**StitsVobsaith** · 01-29-2007, 07:38 PM

come on now. last time i heard the US doesn't detain and interrogate people for draft dodging the syrian military. and there's never been any mention by syrian authorities of being charged with any crime whatsoever. if he was avoiding compulsory military service, that is a crime, and surely they would have charged him. why no mention of any criminal actions by him whatsoever?

And if he escaped/fleed Syria, isn't he actually one of the good guys? Isn't that something we should acknowledge and condone, that he actually had the guts to get away from one of the more brutal regimes on this planet? You know, instead of sending him back without any legal proceedings, because his name was on a list?

I have no problem with watchlists and such, but the people behind have to be very careful that no mistake like this is made. Otherwise it will totally undermine the population's trust in the fairness and effectiveness of the system in place. Besides, if all they go by is the name (I don't know how it's done)... well, many people are shit out of luck the day Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones are on those lists!

01-29-2007, 07:38 PM	#38
StitsVobsaith Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	come on now. last time i heard the US doesn't detain and interrogate people for draft dodging the syrian military. and there's never been any mention by syrian authorities of being charged with any crime whatsoever. if he was avoiding compulsory military service, that is a crime, and surely they would have charged him. why no mention of any criminal actions by him whatsoever? And if he escaped/fleed Syria, isn't he actually one of the good guys? Isn't that something we should acknowledge and condone, that he actually had the guts to get away from one of the more brutal regimes on this planet? You know, instead of sending him back without any legal proceedings, because his name was on a list? I have no problem with watchlists and such, but the people behind have to be very careful that no mistake like this is made. Otherwise it will totally undermine the population's trust in the fairness and effectiveness of the system in place. Besides, if all they go by is the name (I don't know how it's done)... well, many people are shit out of luck the day Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones are on those lists!
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