03-06-2003, 06:14 AM
Occhidiangela,Mar 5 2003, 10:46 PM Wrote:Our Constitution protects our citizens against double jeopardy, and I repeat, for those who are unsure on this, U.S. Citizens do not forfeit their constitutional rights when sent by their government into harms way, or overseas to fulfill treaty obligations to our allies.Hogwash. Common sense says, that it is just for you to be tried in the courts of the territory where you committed your crime. US constitution is just that, the US constitution, shouldn't hold any weight outside of US borders. (Often doesn't seem to have that much weight inside the US borders either, if it happens to conflict with whoever is deciding things.)
Midnight Express is not a depiction of a horrible tragedy, it's a depiction of what happens if you're dumb doing dumb things in a foreign country. (US student get's caught trying to smuggle drugs out of Turkey, get's thrown into a Turkish prison, which has no tv, but has other entertainment. ;) )