Yes, America is a free country and is known for it’s freedom, however when the country has been attacked by terrorists, it affects basic human rights. It affects the rights of life, liberty, and physical integrity of victims. (Human Rights, Terrorism, and Counter-terrorism, 2015) One might argue that freedom and human rights is what America is known for and not granting a human constitutional rights is unconstitutional, however citizens have been a part of the United States and are given these rights for being a part of America. That being said, America should not give foreign terrorist suspects constitutional rights because of the amount of people they kill, the emotional grieving they put the U.S. in, and the fact that they aren’t even a
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Sure, they are suspects but take into consideration “9/11”. Research should be done on the terrorist suspects because when the United States takes them to trial, they are able to know more about the suspect. Now, should they be given constitutional rights in order to be fair and just? Probably. In order to maybe predict the terrorism and the horror, America could be responsible for gathering information on terrorists. When the terrorists are caught and put in the court of law, it should be mandatory that they do not get the priviledge to our rights. These rights include: the right to remain silent, the right to confront witnesses, the right to a public trial, the right to a jury trial, the right to a speedy trial, the right to adequate representation, the right to be represented by an attorney, the right to not be placed in double jeopardy. (Nolo.com, 2015) The rights stated above are rights that are given to the criminal defendant in America. There are infact, “pro’s” to being privileged enough with those rights. Being read Miranda rights warns the terrorist and also the witnesses are able to be confronted by the terrorist. Questioning a witness could provide the terrorist with leverage or other information that the terrorist could then use in their trial. With precautionary measures, it is easier to build a case file on the terrorist and potentially build an even greater case. In the court of law, after all this person put the country through, they have a better shot at winning case because of their rights provided by the
Sure, they are suspects but take into consideration “9/11”. Research should be done on the terrorist suspects because when the United States takes them to trial, they are able to know more about the suspect. Now, should they be given constitutional rights in order to be fair and just? Probably. In order to maybe predict the terrorism and the horror, America could be responsible for gathering information on terrorists. When the terrorists are caught and put in the court of law, it should be mandatory that they do not get the priviledge to our rights. These rights include: the right to remain silent, the right to confront witnesses, the right to a public trial, the right to a jury trial, the right to a speedy trial, the right to adequate representation, the right to be represented by an attorney, the right to not be placed in double jeopardy. (Nolo.com, 2015) The rights stated above are rights that are given to the criminal defendant in America. There are infact, “pro’s” to being privileged enough with those rights. Being read Miranda rights warns the terrorist and also the witnesses are able to be confronted by the terrorist. Questioning a witness could provide the terrorist with leverage or other information that the terrorist could then use in their trial. With precautionary measures, it is easier to build a case file on the terrorist and potentially build an even greater case. In the court of law, after all this person put the country through, they have a better shot at winning case because of their rights provided by the