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  1. Re:Terror is winning by toganet · · Score: 5, Informative · on Justice Department's Bio-terror Mistake

    Jose Padilla
    Yasser Esam Hamdi
    Kevin James

    Were born in the US, and are just a few of the US Citizens in Gitmo
    I'm not saying any of these men are innocent -- just that they deserve due process under the law like any other citizen, regardless their religion or hairstyle.

  2. Re: Blame Cuba by giafly · · Score: 1 · on No OLPCs for Cuba, Ever

    Let's not talk about lack of freedom of speech, executions without trial, or with fake trials, because that is not inherent to Cuba and its regime.
    I think you'll find the Castro "regime" doesn't run Guantanamo Bay,
    even though geographically it's in Cuba.
  3. Re:At least he gets a trial... by forgotten_my_nick · · Score: 1 · on Alleged British Hacker Fears Guantanamo

    yea right.. You have been paying attention the last 6 years? Or even a 5 second google?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2979076. stm

    http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3034 697.stm

    http://www.cageprisoners.com/articles.php?id=5565

    You know.. I really wish I could make this shit up. :(

  4. Re:What about if i'm a terrorist by dmaduram · · Score: 1 · on CAFTA Treaty Exports DMCA

    If the Patriot Act and ancillary legislation from the Dept. of Homeland Security can stop an American citizen from receiving due process in American courts, I don't think that they'll have any problem circumventing DMCA restrictions.

    Just as a friendly fyi, I'd suggest checking out this article on American citizens in Guantanamo.

    PS: Very interesting question! :)

  5. Re:Suspicious by mr100percent · · Score: 1 · on Companies Claim iTMS, iPod Patent Infringement
    Yes, but that doesn't justify years and years and years. iPod came out October 2001. Guantanamo prisoners were locked away the same month. (Doesn't look pretty for them either)

  6. Re:What a stupid question.... by metamatic · · Score: 5, Insightful · on No Pictures, Thanks
    Why worry about cops first and not the (always) bad guys?

    Because crime isn't actually as bad as you'd think from watching TV.

    In reality, most of us live in an age of incredibly low crime rates, even those of us who live in cities in America. I've never even seen a gun, and the one time I was within a mile of an actual violent crime, there were so many cop cars (and bikes and helicopters) after the guy it was like a scene from The Blues Brothers.

    Sure, there are exceptions; maybe you live in Gary, Indiana or inner city DC. But for most of us, the chances of being beaten up or having our stuff stolen by law enforcement are much greater than the chances of the same happening because of a violent criminal.

    Someone in your apartment block deals drugs? Guess it's time for a drug forfeiture sweep. Doesn't matter if you're found innocent, you can kiss your worldly possessions goodbye.

    Selling video signal clarifiers or bootleg arcade game emulators? You could be the next person to be raided by the Department of Homeland Security. (No, I'm not kidding.)

    Sharing lots of files? Thanks to Bill Clinton, copyright violation in sufficient quantities is now a felony, and you could find the feds kicking down your door.

    Political protester? It's now routine for protesters (whatever the cause) to be illegally mass-arrested in advance to get them off the streets, mistreated in jail, and then freed without charge once the event being protested is over. That's if you're lucky; if you're unlucky, the cops engineer a riot and wade in with the tear gas and batons. If you're really unlucky, they discover that you once sent a pair of boots to a Chechen rebel or contributed to an Islamic charity, and you suddenly disappear to jail indefinitely, or to Guantanamo Bay to be tortured.

    I don't lie awake at night worrying that my next-door neighbors might steal my stuff; even if they did, I have insurance, and it's just stuff. I do sometimes worry that I might get arrested or "disappeared" by the US authorities.