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Originally Posted by MarchHare
When the US deported Maher Arar to Syria knowing that he would be tortured and his human rights would be violated, everyone on this site was shocked and abhorred that the American government would do such a thing, right?
But now that the Canadian government won't turn over a man to the US unless we receive assurances that he won't be executed if found guilty of the crime of which he is accused, all of a sudden people want us to adopt policies exactly like the ones that led to the Arar scandal?
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3 key differences IMO
1- Arar was Canadian and being sent to another country. This guy is American and being sent to America. Arar should have been sent back to Canada.
2-Arar was going to be turtured etc. before ever being given a fair trial or conviction. This guys will have a trial first and a chance to defend himself.
3-The US, for all it's flaws atleast has a decent justice system where the guy can defend himself fairly. Syria on the other hand...
I have to agree with the send him back crowd. I don't like the death penalty, but I think unfortunately it's the law of their land and we have to respect that.
If this guy was a refugee or something and was going to be wrongfully killed for crimes he didn't commit, commited under opression etc. then I would change my tune.