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Hanni · 10-26-2010, 07:42 AM

I hate how we draw this arbitrary line at the age of 18, like somehow turning 18 flips a switch and you've somehow changed.

He was born and raised in Canada, did he not attend school here, get any exposure to Canadian culture? I don't believe for a second that he was completely brainwashed, not having any idea what he was doing was wrong in some sense.

Indoctrination is no excuse for behavior, almost every member of a militant organization is indoctrinated from childhood, this doesn't excuse any of them. Just because Khadr was a little younger than most, the argument of indoctrination should have no bearing, since it has no bearing on the guilt of those only 3 years older than he was.

10-26-2010, 07:42 AM	#43
Hanni First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2009 Exp:	I hate how we draw this arbitrary line at the age of 18, like somehow turning 18 flips a switch and you've somehow changed. He was born and raised in Canada, did he not attend school here, get any exposure to Canadian culture? I don't believe for a second that he was completely brainwashed, not having any idea what he was doing was wrong in some sense. Indoctrination is no excuse for behavior, almost every member of a militant organization is indoctrinated from childhood, this doesn't excuse any of them. Just because Khadr was a little younger than most, the argument of indoctrination should have no bearing, since it has no bearing on the guilt of those only 3 years older than he was.