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To: tejek who wrote (160520)	2/10/2003 6:49:03 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1577231

So when they're 16 we keep them locked up indefinitely? I think its inhumane to keep these people away from their families Just as we detained 16 year old German army soldiers (And they where using 16 year olds and younger, and old men, before the end). Of course by tyhe time Germany was sending 16 year olds to the front the war was almost over but if they where sending them to the front in 42 we would have held on to them to 45. If we didn't do as well and the war took longer we might have held on to them for a decade or more. Is that inhumane? By peacetime standards perhaps but taking prisoners in war and treating them decently (no torture, good food, let them practice their religion ect.) is the humane side of war. particularly the ones who were nabbed incorrectly by bounty hunters. If it can firmly be established that this is true then I think they should be let go. But it would have to be established not just that they where nabbed by bounty hunters but also that they where nabbed incorectly. Thats why I said I would support the idea that the government should look in to the several dozen people you (or the person you quoted) mentioned. "I didn't read the whole thing but I searched for "trial" and only found statements relating to the rights of a POW when they are put on trial for crimes. (Their detention as a POW is not considered punishment for a crime)." Article 43. Article 43 is - "Upon the outbreak of hostilities, the Parties to the conflict shall communicate to one another the titles and ranks of all the persons mentioned in Article 4 of the present Convention, in order to ensure equality of treatment between prisoners of equivalent rank. Titles and ranks which are subsequently created shall form the subject of similar communications. The Detaining Power shall recognize promotions in rank which have been accorded to prisoners of war and which have been duly notified by the Power on which these prisoners depend. " I looked at 33 and 53 and 42 and 44 to see if you could have just missed getting it right but I didn't see anything about having to put the prisoners on trial. 33 is about chaplains. 34 is abour allowing prisoners to perform their religous duties. 42 is about use of weapons on prisoners who try to escape, 43 is quoted above. 44 is about treating officers with due regard to their rank. 53 deals with limits on how much forced labor that the prisoners can be made to do. 143 (the last one) is about registering the agreement. Tim