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Old 9th Jan 2007, 13:33
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Originally Posted by Mr-AEO
I am slightly troubled by this approach.



I think that we could save a whole lot of money in court fees in this country if we adopted this approach in the UK and sentenced all people 'suspected' of a crime immediately. This would do away with the need for a tiresome and silly trial. The fuzz has caught them so obviously they are guilty....

but don't we operate within the law? this is why we can hold our heads up in the world and say "We are considerably better than thou" to Tommy Taliban.

I'm not clear why/if International Law allows us to kill suspects without trial, even when they are not shooting us, or about to shoot us (aka ROE).

So maybe this is just another example of 'illegal military action'.

Well I'm sure you'll volunteer to serve a warrant on the suspects in their Somali encampments requiring them to present themselves at Bow Street Magistrates the following week so they can have a 'fair trial'
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