Friday, December 17, 2004

Big news in Britain. The Lords of Law have decided that its not nice to lock people up forever without at least telling them why. While I am against evil, nasty terrorists roaming the streets I do not believe that any authority should have the right to lock people up without telling them why. I'm wondering if a Geneva convention on terrorists may be in order. Here are some of the questions that could be answered by such conventions:
  • On what grounds can individuals be classified as terrorists?
  • What are the ground rules on methods of interrogation?
  • On what grounds can an organization be classified as a terrorist organization?
  • What are the legal rights of terrorists?
  • What are the rules for acting premtively on terrorist threats?
  • How long can terrorists be held and when and how can they be released?
There are probably lots of other good points to be addressed but I am to tired to worry about it right now.