Comments on: How Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment Bans Indefinite Detention [FACT SHEET] http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/05/11/the-smith-amash-amendment-what-it-says-and-means/ Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/05/11/the-smith-amash-amendment-what-it-says-and-means/#comment-140557 Jay Fri, 18 May 2012 05:13:36 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18839#comment-140557 It would be a very good idea to NOT have this passed. In fact, you DON'T want civilian cops to take over in a crisis situation, as you see that they have abused their power in the past, to include beatings and tazing people while handcuffed. Look at hurricane Katrina/Rita, and how innocent people were killed by cops. The military have been trained in extreme situations to take care of their prisoners. It would be a very good idea to NOT have this passed. In fact, you DON’T want civilian cops to take over in a crisis situation, as you see that they have abused their power in the past, to include beatings and tazing people while handcuffed. Look at hurricane Katrina/Rita, and how innocent people were killed by cops. The military have been trained in extreme situations to take care of their prisoners.

]]> By: publiclobbyist http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/05/11/the-smith-amash-amendment-what-it-says-and-means/#comment-140284 publiclobbyist Thu, 17 May 2012 12:36:14 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18839#comment-140284 One of my biggest concerns over HR347 was that the newest version superseded local laws and eliminated the provision that a perpetrator must be tried in Federal court. To me, that meant the Feds had the option of carting you off to Gitmo. I hope this passes as it seems to assuage the tyranny. One of my biggest concerns over HR347 was that the newest version superseded local laws and eliminated the provision that a perpetrator must be tried in Federal court. To me, that meant the Feds had the option of carting you off to Gitmo.

I hope this passes as it seems to assuage the tyranny.

]]> By: Gillian D. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2012/05/11/the-smith-amash-amendment-what-it-says-and-means/#comment-137997 Gillian D. Sat, 12 May 2012 04:03:20 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=18839#comment-137997 The attitude that most Americans have towards NDAA and NDRP are pretty scary. A lot of them have never even heard of them before. I asked one person what he thought of NDAA and he said "I don't know, I don't keep up with conspiracy theory stuff." A law that allows US citizens to be detained by the military and shipped to Guantanamo Bay, and it's a "conspiracy theory?" I guess the transition to a dictatorship will be quite easy if people have attitudes like that. And now there is word that the NDAA FY 2013 contains provisions for "military operations in cyberspace"... I can just see it now: websites like this being shut down for terrorist sympathies. The attitude that most Americans have towards NDAA and NDRP are pretty scary. A lot of them have never even heard of them before. I asked one person what he thought of NDAA and he said “I don’t know, I don’t keep up with conspiracy theory stuff.” A law that allows US citizens to be detained by the military and shipped to Guantanamo Bay, and it’s a “conspiracy theory?” I guess the transition to a dictatorship will be quite easy if people have attitudes like that. And now there is word that the NDAA FY 2013 contains provisions for “military operations in cyberspace”… I can just see it now: websites like this being shut down for terrorist sympathies.

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