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Omar Khadr Settlement Rumour
JMT:
Twitter and the media is abuzz with rumours of the Omar Khadr settlement and apology.
While I personally don't feel that he wins human of the year award, I think that this settlement is deserved. Several court judgments, including 3 by the SCOC went in his favour. His rights were violated, and Canada was complicit.
The debate today seems to be filled with an absence of facts from those against the settlement. Emotion has no place in arguments of legal responsibility. Someone on my Facebook feed posted the story and said what a sad day it was for Canada. I responded by laying out the argument of a violation of rights, torture, a coerced confession, and very circumstantial evidence. They responded by saying the best outcome would have been Khadr's death.
It's hard to have a discussion with an irrational emotion.
Squidward von Squidderson:
Only those who can ignore facts and get all emotional and angry about brow-skinned people could get upset about this. His rights were violated by the Canadian gov't. Unfortunate, but the right thing to do, based on the fact that the gov't was complicit in violating his rights.
cybercoma:
The thing that blows my mind is a lot of "conservatives" on message boards and social media blaming Trudeau for "paying a terrorist." They don't even realize that Trudeau has literally ZERO control over the decision. This was the Supreme Court's ruling and the majority of justices on the bench there were appointed by Stephen Harper.
Michael Hardner:
--- Quote from: cybercoma on July 06, 2017, 10:21:26 am ---The thing that blows my mind is a lot of "conservatives" on message boards and social media blaming Trudeau for "paying a terrorist." They don't even realize that Trudeau has literally ZERO control over the decision. This was the Supreme Court's ruling and the majority of justices on the bench there were appointed by Stephen Harper.
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Well, they all hate Trudeau so no surprise he can do no good in their eyes. But in their defense, the settlement amount would have been negotiated by his government.
JMT:
--- Quote from: MH on July 06, 2017, 10:36:11 am ---Well, they all hate Trudeau so no surprise he can do no good in their eyes. But in their defense, the settlement amount would have been negotiated by his government.
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The settlement is based on precedent that was set by Harper with Maher Arar.
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