SeeKer Posted June 4, 2010 Private cells stocked like college dormitories, personal computers, wooden bookcases, trainer, spiritual room, tv sets, kitchen, free legal aid to the tune of $43,000/month not to mention family visits/conjugal visits from home countries all footed by the International Criminal Court. Known by the critics as the Hague Hilton, the detention center including its staff, run up a yearly bill of $102 million. All this and not one conviction! NYT Its sickening that people who have slaughtered entire generations can have such standards of living while the victims beg for justice Which leads to how we view our justice systems in our respective countries and how they 'accomodate' convicts. Are some luxuries a bit over board? MN had a controversy a few months back when one of our correctional facilities got plasma TVs for the convicts. An unwanted luxury some exclaimed and demanded that state money be put to better use. What r ur thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted June 4, 2010 The whole thing is a farce anyway. there are men who truly belong there and are much more deserving then the current guests. so unless that is rectified let the current occupants enjoy their stay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeKer Posted June 4, 2010 ^How do you feel abt the correctional facilities then? Since many claim there are wrongly convicted should tax payers foot the bill for cable? Heat? Electricity? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geel_jire Posted June 4, 2010 correctional facilities have more legitmacy in my eyes .. the law is applied equally (most of the time). The ICC is a political kanagroo court .. how do they indict umar- al-bashir and they stay mum on the genocide/mass starvation isreal is comitting. how about the 1 million innocent 'iraqis' that have been murdered by uncle sam unless they are willing to take on all war criminals and not just the ones who are not propped by western governments .. they are worthless. p.s tax payers do foot the bill to house inmates .. CA is even considering letting non-volient on probation to bring down the cost of housing them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeKer Posted June 4, 2010 Geel_jire, I would argue that the Hague is a perfect illustration of what lady justice stands for. The people indicted are people who are lower on the totem pole when it comes to power. Nevertheless, it does represent a form of justice albeit a flawed one. I also don't think you can politically call what Israel is doing as mass starvation. There are two sides to this story and we tend to over magnify palestine side. This is not to say Palestine has no legitimate claim but that their approach might be a pose a problem when looking for Western support. Lets remember that at one time parts of Lebanon did belong to Israel and so did parts of Egypt and Israel conceded to them. As for tax payers footing the bill, I do believe some amenities given to convicts are a bit overboard and should be meted out per their reformation status. There has to be some checks and balances in place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nin-Yaaban Posted June 4, 2010 Thats alot better than the one i was in few yrs back. The food that they fed you was some of the nastiest thing i've eaten. It was made by other inmates, and it was just awful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
