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.