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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
You can't really put a price on destroying someone's life, which is what happened to both of these guys. Whatever they get it's not enough. They should get enough that they can enjoy the rest of their lives without having to work at the very least.
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True. I was just joking around. I wouldn't give up a year of my life (or just under a year like Arar) for any amount of money.
The only thing that ticks me off is that I don't think Canada deserves all the blame it is getting. Unless I am missing something here, all the RCMP did was tell the U.S. that Arar was a "person of interest", and that he would be in the U.S. for a short period of time. It was the U.S. that decided to strip him of his rights, and it was Syria that allegedly tortured him.... and Canada has to apologize and give him $12-13 million? (He is apparently getting an additional $2-3 million for legal fees).
I guess the idea of him legitimately being labelled a PIO is up for debate. He was the "aquainence of an aquaintence" of someone who was under suspicion for terrorism ties. I agree that it is kind of fuzzy, the same thing happens to numerous Canadians in all types of activities. It's what we demand of our police and investigators (right or wrong). I'm sure we are somewhat obligated to tell the U.S. of any Canadian POI's that are going through the U.S..