> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Alberto Monteiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Geen > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Tragedy in Israel
> >> I think sometimes you have to be harsh and accept the > >> consequences - it�s a matter of the lesser of two evils. > > > > And ignore the very principles of democracy? > > > Which principles of democracy would be violated in hunting and killing > terrorists? AFAIK, this is something that almost everybody wants! Those about fair trials, being innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and such. > But what Rights would be violated in hunting and killing terrorists? > *They* don�t accept those rights, so isn�t a violation of their rights > to force them to accept them? > > I mean, suppose you get to the upper floor of a builing and start > shooting bystanders; also suppose that you have some hostages, and > eventually you shoot one of them. If a policeman can shoot and kill > this killer, should he worry about his Human Rights? Two different situations, Alberto. Taking out a criminal while he is committing a crime is different from hunting down someone who you believe to be a criminal. > > Everyone, even a terrorist, is innocent until proven guilty. > > > ??????????? > > This is an oxymoron. A terrorist, by definition of terrorism, is *not* > innocent - he/she has been proven *not innocent*! Nope. You may be convinced that he is guilty, but in a democratic country it is up to a court of law (and *only* a court of law) to determine that a person is guilty. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.brin-l.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
