Judith Dinowitz wrote: > So let's see.. you are a citizen of the Netherlands, correct?
Last time I checked I was :) > Let's say the > Netherlands goes to war against some other country and you decide to go to > that other country and fight against the Netherlands. Lo and behold you are > captured by your country's army. You are a Prisoner of War. > > Gee ... You mean to tell me you are (in that case) not bound by the laws of > the Netherlands? Don't know if I am. But I shouldn't be. > You have not renounced your citizenship, have you? You have not become a > citizen of this other country, have you? So why shouldn't your country > prosecute you? Because I didn't do anything wrong while on Dutch territory (unless conspiring to fight against your own country is a crime, of which I am unsure, but I don't see that apply in the case of Lindh). > This is not the case of a murder or a rape committed against an individual > in another country, where that country's laws might take precedence. This > is the case of a crime committed against the United States by one of its > citizens. Treason is a different ballgame, Jocham. The same rules do not apply. I know the same rules don't apply. And I disagree with that. Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
