To my group: Sorry I posted early but I work tomorrow and won’t make the deadline, hope I didn't mess anyone up…
I disagree with the fact that they are taking possible suspects into custody and not allowing them access to a lawyer. That is unfair to them it violates their rights given to them by the constitution. Their 6th and 8th amendments are violated. They are being made to undergo cruel and unusual punishment in military jail (8th amendment), they are being denied the right to a trial (6th) and also their 6th amendment “protects their right to have a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witness and to retain counsel”. These 60 people are being denied the rights that they deserve just because they have a lead.
I understand why they are detained them. After 9/11 the whole country became aware of the fact that we have enemies and that we needed to heighten security. But they don’t for sure know if their lead is correct and also they stated on the movie that the people they have could just look like the “suspects” and could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. They need to gather more proof before they start throwing possible innocent people in military prison.
I do agree that the country should be informed about possible terrorist attacks and that we should take all the necessary precautions, I just feel that they acted a little too quickly this time and with a little too few facts. Like the people on the movie said, we can’t just go around pulling people out of airports because they fit the vague Muslim description. If we keep doing that we’re going to get sued or worst arrest some very important person and start another war.
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