(19 Apr 13, 09:56PM)ElCrema Wrote: The scenario or circunstances will ALWAYS be irrelevant, no exceptions should ever be made when it comes to someone's right to due process. I don't care who you are or what you've done I will never go against your civil rights because in the future, someone could just might as well come against mine, using some other type of rigtheous argument.
I don't think you understand my argument. This scenario states that you know the terrorist is capable of disabling the bomb, but is unwilling to. Now, you're in a room/building with another 1000 people and the terrorist, with a bomb sitting on the table, ticking away. Are you seriously going to sit there and go "civil rights blah blah" in that situation? Be real, you're going to do anything to survive, otherwise you become human juice with the rest of the hostages.
(19 Apr 13, 09:56PM)ElCrema Wrote: Trust me mate, us who lived under a dictatorial regime in some point in our lives don't take these kinda things for granted!
I don't take things for granted at all. My people were gassed and buried alive during Saddam Hussein's regime. I know what's up, don't worry.
tl;dr It's all just a matter of survival, due process is no longer a factor when you're minutes away from certain death.