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> Barring them from leaving the country feels a bit sinister for people who haven't been accused of committing any crimes. Feels like Guantanamo Bay all over a
by soperj 6mo ago
> Barring them from leaving the country feels a bit sinister for people who haven't been accused of committing any crimes.
Feels like Guantanamo Bay all over again.
- EA-3167 6mo agoIn what conceivable way?
- T-A 6mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_Surveillance_at_a_Designated_Location https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_Surveillance_at_a_...
- EA-3167 6mo agoThis seems like, to be very very VERY generous as per the guidelines, a case of limited superficial similarities being blown out of proportion. Assuming the best of intentions.
- T-A 6mo agoWikipedia's description of RSDL does not go into gory details. They are not hard to look up though. See e.g. https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/michael-caster-on-chinas-forced-disappearances/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/michael-caster-on-chinas-for...
- EA-3167 6mo agoDo you really believe that "activists" and suspected criminals are given the same treatment as some entrepreneurs who just lost their shirts? This feels like an excuse to bring up something that's fundamentally unrelated to the subject at hand, because there are a dozen closer and more useful comparisons to make than Gitmo. For example how Japan can hold and question people without access to a lawyer, outside of police stations.
- soperj 6mo agoIndefinite detention without charges. Sounds exactly the same.