[Mishmash] Can I pick my law to break?

[David Brown]

I saw an interesting comment on a current affairs show last night.  It said
that if Jesus was born today in Bethlehem, he would not be allowed to enter
Jerusalem and the Magi would not be able to visit him.

What a world we live in.

Merry Christmas 

David 

-----Original Message-----
From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net]
On Behalf Of Hugh Gigante
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2006 7:46 PM
To: Mishmash
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Can I pick my law to break?

Who could understand it, David.

I think the world (at least the civilized portion of it) is trying to come
to grips with the kind of two-legged creatures who think killing themselves
and their own children serves some sort of ideal. Its sad, but we havn't yet
figured out just how to handle them.

Hugh

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brown" <djbrown at tpg.com.au>
To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Can I pick my law to break?


> Merry Christmas Hugh.
>
> I fully support you.  If a person breaks a law of the country that the
> person is in at the time then they should be dealt with by the law of that
> country.
>
> I do however have a problem with a citizen of another country being
> apprehended in a second country and taken to a third country and then
> pursued by the fourth country under a system that would not be legal under
> the laws of the fourth country.
>
> If that is a bit obscure, let me fill in some details.
>
> David Hicks, a citizen of Australia, was captured in Afghanistan and taken
> to Guantanamo Bay.  He has been held there for 5 years without being
> charged.  The US wants to prosecute him by way of a military tribunal 
> which
> they could not do on the mainland.
>
> For the life of me I cannot understand this.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hugh Gigante
>
> I have a simple question for people who support amnesty for the 12 million
> or so criminals we have in the US politely called "illegal aliens" . . . 
> if
> they can choose to ignore the immigration laws, can I pick laws I choose 
> to
> break?
>
> Heck, if they'll give people who violate our borders so they can run 
> around
> as if nothing happened, maybe I can get a card (blue?) so I can smoke
> wherever I want. I know it will be breaking the law, but so what?
>
> Hugh
>
>
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