01-08-2004, 02:33 PM
Hi Adamantine,
first of all, this sounds like an extreme measure to me, but I might feel different about it if I were an American citizen. What I know is that such a thing would most probably not be accepted here in Germany, as lots of NGOs inside and outside the country would go ape.
On the other hand, what I meant to mention: Why exclude the 27 mostly European states from these measures? That does not sound fair, and who's to say that the next bomb (which will hopefully never happen) might be exploded by, say, a German citizen? As a security measure, there's quite a hole in this plan, as I see it.
Also, there's the aspect of fairness... if one person has to do this, then everyone should have to do it. Yes, including US citizens. Paranoid? Maybe, but fair.
For my personal opinion: I find this measure quite extreme, pretty much like one step down from a "No (insert Nation under suspicion for harboring terrorists) allowed in here"-sign. I just hope that these measures will be more equally balanced (see above) in the future.
Take care,
Lord_Olf
first of all, this sounds like an extreme measure to me, but I might feel different about it if I were an American citizen. What I know is that such a thing would most probably not be accepted here in Germany, as lots of NGOs inside and outside the country would go ape.
On the other hand, what I meant to mention: Why exclude the 27 mostly European states from these measures? That does not sound fair, and who's to say that the next bomb (which will hopefully never happen) might be exploded by, say, a German citizen? As a security measure, there's quite a hole in this plan, as I see it.
Also, there's the aspect of fairness... if one person has to do this, then everyone should have to do it. Yes, including US citizens. Paranoid? Maybe, but fair.
For my personal opinion: I find this measure quite extreme, pretty much like one step down from a "No (insert Nation under suspicion for harboring terrorists) allowed in here"-sign. I just hope that these measures will be more equally balanced (see above) in the future.
Take care,
Lord_Olf
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