Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Bill Wheatley
PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Todd wrote: How hard would it be to come up with a situation in which US Federal Law says (not) do A and the law of country X says (not) to do B

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Larry Lyons
So in other words, to hell with morality and ethics. Might makes right. I had thought we had progressed beyond that sort of school-yard bullying type logic a long time ago. Nice to know that neanderthal thinking still exists in the world. Its a real pity. larry -- Larry C. Lyons

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Bill Wheatley wrote: Theres something called preventive detention for if you THINK someone is going to commit a crime And naturally there are rules for that. Rules that say how long you can be detained, after how long you have to be formally charged, by whom to complain if you disagree.

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Timothy Heald
: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Bill Wheatley wrote: Theres something called preventive detention for if you THINK someone is going to commit a crime And naturally there are rules for that. Rules that say how long you can be detained, after how long you have to be formally

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN)
1. They are not citizens of the United States therefore they have no rights under US law. Yay! You are not American! We can shoot you, steal from you, anything! You have no rights. Or maybe you meant we can violate basic human rights because they are not American? Or maybe legal rights, so

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Timothy Heald wrote: 1. They are not citizens of the United States therefore they have no rights under US law. The Bill of Rights does not make the distinction between citizens and non-citizens. 2. They are not prisoners of war as there was no declared war at the time of hostilities, or

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Nick McClure
The Bill of Rights does not make the distinction between citizens and non-citizens. The Bill of rights is just the First 10 Amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution does make a distinction between citizens. Amendment 14 is pretty clear: All persons born or naturalized in the United

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Lon Lentz
: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Timothy Heald wrote: 1. They are not citizens of the United States therefore they have no rights under US law. The Bill of Rights does not make the distinction between citizens and non-citizens

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Timothy Heald
technology solutions for educators -Original Message- From: Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:04 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison 1. They are not citizens of the United States therefore

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Judith Dinowitz
) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:04 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison 1. They are not citizens of the United States therefore they have no rights under US law. Yay! You are not American! We can shoot you, steal from you

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-18 Thread Timothy Heald
: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:03 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Thank you, Timothy! You've said a lot of things far better than I could. Now you know where I stand politically on this. I wish they had

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jerry Johnson wrote: Actually, both of the examples you gave would not be punishable, since they do not violate federal law. I seems to me that federal law (for the most part - it is changing a bit even as we speak) has been reserved for classes of crimes that: 1. are/should be recognized

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Todd wrote: How hard would it be to come up with a situation in which US Federal Law says (not) do A and the law of country X says (not) to do B? I'm not sure what you mean? Let's see if we can get an example. Does the Federal Law have any article that basically says that if you have a

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jerry Johnson
Again, not (at the moment) a federal crime. But I think the real question you want to ask is: What gives the US the right to impose its values on others? Because we can. Its really that simple. Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/17/02 04:34PM Jerry Johnson wrote: Actually, both of the

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jerry Johnson wrote: Again, not (at the moment) a federal crime. But I think the real question you want to ask is: What gives the US the right to impose its values on others? Because we can. Its really that simple. I think Bin Laden is also doing a very good job at imposing his values

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Timothy Heald
-Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 5:53 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Jerry Johnson wrote: Again, not (at the moment) a federal crime. But I think the real question you

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Todd wrote: Let's see if we can get an example. Does the Federal Law have any article that basically says that if you have a chance of stopping somebody from breaking the law you should? I don't know .. that one is tricky. I'm sure law enforcement officials don't expect you to put yourself

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Timothy Heald wrote: Really? So that's why I see so many people converting to Islam, and all the women in the US suddenly covering up in public. Do you believe Bin Laden values are those of the Islam? I don't. Jochem __

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Todd
So suppose that requires a certain action of US citizens, regardless of where they are, if they are in certain situation. And that action may conflict with a requirement imposed by a local law. What then? In the case of Lindh that would be an Afghan law requiring people to resist invaders

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Todd wrote: OK .. we've reached a point where we are just going to go in circles. So what you are basicly arguing is that if he was from the Netherlands, then it should be OK for him to go to another country and potentialy kill other citizens from the Netherlands and should not be tried if

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Todd
OK .. that just makes no sense to me. Must just be a cultural difference thing :) Todd - Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 6:57 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Todd wrote: OK .. that just makes no sense to me. Must just be a cultural difference thing :) Don't do statistics with sample size 1 :) Jochem __ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-17 Thread Todd
True, but it does make for easier calculations ;) Todd - Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 7:43 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Todd wrote: OK .. that just

Re: Todd's computer (Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison)

2002-07-17 Thread Todd
Todd - Original Message - From: Jon Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: Todd's computer (Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison) Don't you get MSDN access with the MCSE? I thought I heard

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-16 Thread Jerry Johnson
Actually, both of the examples you gave would not be punishable, since they do not violate federal law. I seems to me that federal law (for the most part - it is changing a bit even as we speak) has been reserved for classes of crimes that: 1. are/should be recognized as crimes regardless of

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-16 Thread kickkat
I know, I know, but I have it set that way for a reason .. should be temporary :) On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:10:16 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Um, Todd ... Check your computer clock and date ... Erika __ Signup for the

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-16 Thread Harkins,Patrick
nothing to do with software eval versions or anything like that i'm sure...! ;-) Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison I know, I know, but I have it set that way for a reason .. should be temporary :) Um, Todd ... Check your computer clock and date

Todd's computer (Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison)

2002-07-16 Thread kickkat
Heh .. I had installed an evaluation edition of Win 2k advanced server for the MCSE classes i was taking and then forgot that's what was on my computer. Well, the other day a message popped up telling me the evaluation was up and my computer would shut down in 1 hour. This was not a good

Re: Todd's computer (Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison)

2002-07-16 Thread Jon Hall
Don't you get MSDN access with the MCSE? I thought I heard that somewhere. I love my MSDN to death ;-) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:56 PM Subject: Todd's computer (Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Scott Raley wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/07/15/lindh.htm Supplying help to the Talibaan and carrying explosives in Afghanistanm is punishable under American Law? Never knew that Afghanisatn was a state of the USA. Jochem

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Judith Dinowitz
We were fighting the Taliban. He is an American citizen. He helped an enemy we were at war with. That's called treason. Judith Scott Raley wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/07/15/lindh.htm Supplying help to the Talibaan and carrying explosives in Afghanistanm is punishable

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Howie Hamlin
He was an American fighting against American forces. - Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Scott Raley wrote: http

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Harkins,Patrick
:51 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison We were fighting the Taliban. He is an American citizen. He helped an enemy we were at war with. That's called treason. Judith Scott Raley wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/07/15/lindh.htm

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Howie Hamlin
-charges.htm - Original Message - From: Harkins,Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:51 AM Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison I am not sure if that is what he is being tried for... quite possibly, but the new thing

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Judith Dinowitz wrote: We were fighting the Taliban. He is an American citizen. He helped an enemy we were at war with. That's called treason. Even when helping an enemy you are at war with is treason (I presume it is), it was not done on American territory and he was there not in a sworn

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Howie Hamlin wrote: The charges were: - conspiring to murder U.S. nationals in Afghanistan Did he conspire while in the US or while in Afghanistan? - using and carrying firearms and destructive devices during violent crimes - stems from Lindh's alleged admission that he carried machine

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Bill Wheatley
- From: Jochem van Dieten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:13 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Howie Hamlin wrote: The charges were: - conspiring to murder U.S. nationals in Afghanistan Did he conspire while

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
Again, I'll have to disagree. You are comparing apples to oranges. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 12:10PM I find it a bit hypocritical(?) to say that the US can have laws that govern what Americans do in Afghanistan, but other countries can not have laws that govern what Americans do in

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Are you bound by your countries laws if your not in your country? If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country to indulge in it? As a citizen of a country, you are bound by its laws. And that's totally besides the point that this guy was

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
Are you trolling, or really asking? The difference is, Lindh is an American citizen, fighting against American soldiers in a time of war. If you do exactly the same thing (a US citizen fighting against the US), you would not be considered a POW. If you are not a US citizen (or, arguably,

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Judith Dinowitz
So let's see.. you are a citizen of the Netherlands, correct? 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

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
Hey, we picked the same example. Were you also thinking about that famous piano-player guy? Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 12:29PM Are you bound by your countries laws if your not in your country? If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Howie Hamlin
PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Are you bound by your countries laws if your not in your country? If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country to indulge in it? As a citizen of a country, you are bound

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
I actually read somewhere that the Egyptian detainees at Camp X-Ray (how PC can I get to not say POWs) don't want to go back to Egypt. They are more worried about the interrogation they will receive at home than they are with what the US might do to them. Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Yep. People speak about how we're treating these guys badly and turn a blind eye to their countries of origin. I'd love to see Europe wake up and yell at them for once and not us. We're actually the more humane ones here. What Egypt would do to these guys would violate several laws of man and

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Bill Wheatley
Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 - Original Message - From: Michael Dinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:29 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Bill Wheatley
X159 ICQ 417645 - Original Message - From: Howie Hamlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:38 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Several American men have been arrested when returning to the US after leaving

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Howie Hamlin
It can happen here too... http://www.nypost.com/seven/07102002/news/regionalnews/52198.htm - Original Message - From: Bill Wheatley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Bill Wheatley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison It can happen here too... http://www.nypost.com/seven/07102002/news/regionalnews/52198.htm - Original Message - From: Bill Wheatley

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread William H. Bowen
guilty, won't receive life in prison It can happen here too... http://www.nypost.com/seven/07102002/news/regionalnews/52198.htm - Original Message - From: Bill Wheatley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Harkins,Patrick
PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 2:33 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Methinks this situation is a bit different... It's one thing to get a hand lopped off because of some machete wielding maniac, and quite another to get a hand lopped off

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Erika L. Walker-Arnold
| From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | | i'm quite sure Howie was joking... Howie never jokes ;) Erika With a K __ Get the mailserver that

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Howie Hamlin
- Original Message - From: Harkins,Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 2:59 PM Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison i'm quite sure Howie was joking... Yes, I have a bit of a dry sense of humor g

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Harkins,Patrick
lol -Original Message- From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:02 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Howie never jokes ;) Erika With a K

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Howie Hamlin
I fail to see the humor in this... g - Original Message - From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:02 PM Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison | From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Harkins,Patrick
thunk! there goes another hand! ...lol -Original Message- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:03 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison i'm quite sure Howie was joking... Yes, I have a bit of a dry

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
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

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Michael Dinowitz wrote: If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country to indulge in it? Yes I am. And that's totally besides the point that this guy was aiding and abetting a terrorist group who was responsible (directly or indirectly)

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
What others are you talking about? Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 04:28PM Michael Dinowitz wrote: If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country to indulge in it? Yes I am. And that's totally besides the point that this guy

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Kevin Schmidt
He is unique, there were no other American citizens who took up arms against the US on the battlefield. -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:29 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread William H. Bowen
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:23 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison 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

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread William H. Bowen
425.466.7016 Cell 425.739.3690 FAX - Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:28 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Michael Dinowitz wrote: If pedophilia is legal in Asia

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Larry Lyons
Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Michael Dinowitz wrote: If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country to indulge in it? Yes I am. And that's totally besides the point that this guy was aiding and abetting

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Bill Wheatley wrote: That doesn't make much sense though, I understand the reason he's being tried now. But if you goto Amsterdam (I think it is that country :) ) and pot is legal and you get high ITS not illegal there. The Us has 0 right to do anything to you because you were in a country

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Bill Wheatley
:38 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison In this case, the laws of the United States provide that if a US citizen should be found to be taking up arms against the United States or US forces (and sometimes our allies, but not always), they can be prosecuted in US

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread William H. Bowen
FAX - Original Message - From: Bill Wheatley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison he wasnt charged with treason Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jerry Johnson wrote: Are you trolling, or really asking? I am asking. I do troll from time to time, but not now. If you are not a US citizen (or, arguably, hold dual citizenship), that would place you in a different category. But, still (according to the rules the US has put in place for

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Bill Wheatley wrote: LOL man i would hate to be charged with a crime in the middle east those guys are eye for an eye. :) I'm not looking to get my hand chopped off if i mistakenly put something in a bag and forget to pay for it or something lol. I think that is a good reason not to commit

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Larry Lyons
://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:44 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Jerry

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Kevin Schmidt
The last war formally declared in this country was WWII -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:51 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison From what I understand, Congress has never issued

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Bill Wheatley wrote: They are not calling the criminals in Camp Xray POWS specifically for that reason if what i've read and listened to is still accurate So what is their status? Jochem __ Your ad could be here. Monies from

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 04:40PM snip The way it works here is dual punishability. If something is punishable in the country where it is done by a Dutch citizen and it is illegal here as well, the Dutch Department of Justice will put in a request to transfer the case to its jurisdiction.

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Angel Stewart
They're just f***ed ^_^ -Gel -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:52 PM So what is their status? Jochem __ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jerry Johnson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/02 12:10PM I find it a bit hypocritical(?) to say that the US can have laws that govern what Americans do in Afghanistan, but other countries can not have laws that govern what Americans do in Afghanistan (ICC). What would be hypocritical (not

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jerry Johnson
If we really wanted to mess with them, we should send them two ministers. A really, ugly, fat, sweaty, boring old man who stutters and is tone deaf and smells of feet to read the Koran. Elizabeth Hurley in increasingly skimpy outfits to read non-violent meditative (maybe Buddhist?) writings.

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Bill Wheatley
, 2002 4:40 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Bill Wheatley wrote: That doesn't make much sense though, I understand the reason he's being tried now. But if you goto Amsterdam (I think it is that country :) ) and pot is legal and you get high ITS not illegal

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Your statement says that you do not believe that the laws of your country can be applied to you if you break them in another country. So all I have to do is lure you to a Muslim country, have you go into a room alone with my wife, kill you and I can not be prosecuted by America or the

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Michael Dinowitz wrote: If pedophilia is legal in Asia but illegal in your country, are you allowed to go to another country to indulge in it? Yes I am. And you expect to be allowed back into your country without being prosecuted? And that's totally besides the point that this guy was

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jon Hall
- Original Message - From: Michael Dinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 5:28 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Your statement says that you do not believe that the laws of your country can be applied to you if you

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jerry Johnson wrote: What others are you talking about? Some European nationals I believe. And many M-E nationals. Jochem __ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Jerry Johnson wrote: IANAL, (just need to make clear I am pulling this from my behind). The way I see it, we have two sets of laws here in the US (actually many more than that, but I will try to keep this simple.) Federal Laws and State Laws. For the most part, state laws are only

RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Suppose some American teenager comes to the Netherlands at the age of 17. Meets somebody over 18, they have sex. That would be punishable under US Federal Law if I understand it correctly, so this somebody would have to be arrested as soon as he/she enters the US. Yet we explicitly chose to

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Todd
Suppose some American teenager comes to the Netherlands at the age of 17. Meets somebody over 18, they have sex. That would be punishable under US Federal Law if I understand it correctly, so this somebody would have to be arrested as soon as he/she enters the US. Yet we explicitly chose to

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jon Hall
(there is a better term) for sending criminals to another state for prosecution there. jon - Original Message - From: Jochem van Dieten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 6:45 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

International Age of Consent (was RE: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison)

2002-07-15 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
- From: Jon Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 7:33 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison Just an fyi...Hatton said it better, but I already finnished (hehe). Having sex with a minor is a state issue here. West Virginia

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Michael Dinowitz wrote: Your statement says that you do not believe that the laws of your country can be applied to you if you break them in another country. Where that particular act is not illegal. Else the Dutch government can ask for a transfer of jurisdiction, which the other country is

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: Suppose some American teenager comes to the Netherlands at the age of 17. Meets somebody over 18, they have sex. That would be punishable under US Federal Law if I understand it correctly, so this somebody would have to be arrested as soon as he/she enters the US. Yet we

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Todd wrote: Suppose some American teenager comes to the Netherlands at the age of 17. Meets somebody over 18, they have sex. That would be punishable under US Federal Law if I understand it correctly, so this somebody would have to be arrested as soon as he/she enters the US. Yet we explicitly

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Judith Dinowitz wrote: So let's see.. you are a citizen of the Netherlands, correct? 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

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Nick McClure
Not exactly, you have to remember, age of consent varies by state. As do prostitution laws. For instance, in the state of Nevada prostitution is legal so long as the county in which it takes place has a population under 25,000. I think, I read this just today on some Fark link. They don't

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Nick McClure
Minor: somebody who is under the age of 18. Did some digging. quote A non minor (major?) who voluntarily enters into service with foreign armed forces that are involved in militairy operations against the Kingdom or an alliance in which the Kingdom is involved, will lose citizenship

Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison

2002-07-15 Thread Todd
Todd wrote: Suppose some American teenager comes to the Netherlands at the age of 17. Meets somebody over 18, they have sex. That would be punishable under US Federal Law if I understand it correctly, so this somebody would have to be arrested as soon as he/she enters the US. Yet we