The question we should be asking about Korea is why on earth is this country with its human rights record allowed to compete in the Olympics. The book 'Escape From Camp 14' by Blaine Harden describes the appalling abuses that go on in this country. Camp 14 holds an estimated 15,000 prisoners and the camp is 30 miles long and 15 miles wide. There are thought to be another eighteen similar camps. The majority of the prisoners never leave the camps where they are over-worked and starving and where they die young.
North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia; what's the difference? There are a lot more countries than just North Korea with poor human rights records taking part.
Not even close to some of the other countries mentioned. They do at least have rights while enjoying at stay at the bay.
maybe not as barbaric as the countrys mentioned but barbaric none the less, especially for a so called civillized society.
I think many of the occupants there are extremely dangerous individuals who, given the opportunity, would take away the rights of the western world, the very rights that they are afforded by the west. I'm not saying the bay is the ideal solution but if the end justifies the means surely it's better than the alternative.
thats a very good argument mario and i doubt we'd have the answer. but my understanding is parts of being a civilized society is the way we treat others enemies, prisoners, sick and elderly etc
I think America has very real questions to answer about the proportion of its black population that it puts behind bars. Disproportionately very different from the sentencing dished out to whites for the same crimes. The three strikes and you are out law condemns many to a life behind bars for repeat trivial offences. Plus while there, they get to work for the state for no salary. Not convinced they ever abolished slavery in reality.
You have to remember the bay is in Cuba therefore circumventing various anti torture laws that are us statute. Plus y goch made my point for moi.
I agree, the measure of a civilised society is the way we treat others, including prisoners and enemies, but the dilemma here is whether aside from not being given a trial (good point raised by Eaststander) are they being treated badly?
A civilised society may of course be required to greatly help itself to remain civilised by removing uncivilised scum from the streets indefinitely. Perhaps Guantanamo was/is a necessary evil designed to combat actual evil, although the processing of the prisoners held there should ultimately always have involved an appropriate trial process.
