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Originally Posted by CroFlames
You might be right. But if the damages caused by Canada alone are worth 10 times $10.5 million WTF does the US government owe him? $10 billion? They are the ones who committed the acts of torture. Does every gitmo detainee deserve that dough (plus reparation from his home country)?
What about run of the mill Canadian civilians who commit murder or drug offences in the USA? http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/6-canad...-u-s-1.1208606 Should these guys be given millions in reparations since the government hasn't extradited them back to Canada?
The whole thing about Khadr is unfortunate. A child forced into war by his dad, and the conflict itself was unfortunate. But Canada giving him that dough just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. |
Well all those guys received proper legal representation so no. We don't owe them anything. They're guilty. Some of their cases were held in the supreme court so they had the best possible representation.
I think yes, the US owes a lot of people much more than money when it comes to atonement for the crimes they committed. The 10.5 mil doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth at all because in my opinion the proper implementation of western legal process is much more important for all of us than one unfortunate and brutal situation in a tragic and unjust war.