Re: Of course, if Greta was an ISIS bride, she'd be deemed too immature to take responsibility Archived Message Posted by brooks on October 1, 2019, 1:28 pm, in reply to "Of course, if Greta was an ISIS bride, she'd be deemed too immature to take responsibility" I don't see a contradiction. In the case of Begum, she was legally a child when she left, probably with the active collusion, certainly with the knowledge of her own government's security agencies. And her motives were probably a creation of that same government's propaganda campaign against the Syrian government. Take away those three factors and there is no Shamima Begum, ISIS bride and so they are all mitigating factors from an ethical point of view. For that same government that was contravening international law in a hundred ways to create and fuel the rise of the very terrorist armies in Syria which Begum was recruited for to turn around and throw the book at her - a child soldier; their own recruit - in contravention of international law, is a disgrace ethically and legally. Does she deserve some punishment from an legal/ethical perspective? I don't know, but if it's administered in the UK, it will reinforce the principle that there is one law for the elite and one for the plebs, a cost that far outweighs any benefit to either the public, Begum, or justice. In my opinion anyway. I don't think this relates to whether the words of a sixteen year old climate activist are worth paying attention to or not. Those words should be judged on their own merits. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Greta Thunberg Helpline - Ken Waldron September 30, 2019, 2:30 pm Haha! There you go Chris! Just what the doctor ordered! ;o) nm - brooks September 30, 2019, 2:42 pm Re: Haha! There you go Chris! Just what the doctor ordered! ;o) nm - Chris Rogers September 30, 2019, 4:03 pm Re: Haha! There you go Chris! Just what the doctor ordered! ;o) nm - brooks September 30, 2019, 4:48 pm No cognitive lapse my end, just reality - Chris Rogers September 30, 2019, 7:29 pm That's it Chris, get it off your chest. That's what the helpline is for. nm - brooks September 30, 2019, 8:01 pm Re: No cognitive lapse my end, just reality - Ken Waldron September 30, 2019, 8:29 pm Re: No cognitive lapse my end, just reality - Chris Rogers October 1, 2019, 5:44 am Re: No cognitive lapse my end, just reality - dereklane October 1, 2019, 8:24 am Re: No cognitive lapse my end, just reality - Ken Waldron October 1, 2019, 3:34 pm Re: Yousafzai - Subhi October 1, 2019, 7:30 pm Re: Yousafzai - Ken Waldron October 1, 2019, 9:00 pm Rubbish.. - Gerard October 1, 2019, 11:57 am TLN! - Gerard September 30, 2019, 7:43 pm Crap - Chris Rogers October 2, 2019, 3:32 am Re: Crap - Gerard October 2, 2019, 10:17 am Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - turtleman September 30, 2019, 2:45 pm Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - Gerard September 30, 2019, 7:45 pm Ah, not on the right page? That's because you're an angry white man. nm - Jamie September 30, 2019, 2:47 pm Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - margo September 30, 2019, 3:11 pm Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - margo September 30, 2019, 4:02 pm Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - margo September 30, 2019, 4:10 pm Tony Cartalucci's take - margo September 30, 2019, 6:48 pm Opportunism.. - Gerard September 30, 2019, 7:58 pm Great post! nm - Gerard September 30, 2019, 8:15 pm Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - Mary September 30, 2019, 10:43 pm Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - John Monro October 1, 2019, 12:45 am Re: Greta Thunberg Helpline - Gerard October 1, 2019, 12:10 pm Of course, if Greta was an ISIS bride, she'd be deemed too immature to take responsibility - SueC October 1, 2019, 1:28 am Re: Of course, if Greta was an ISIS bride, she'd be deemed too immature to take responsibility - John Monro October 1, 2019, 3:10 am Re: Of course, if Greta was an ISIS bride, she'd be deemed too immature to take responsibility - brooks October 1, 2019, 1:28 pm The other thing is that she won't be a child much longer.. - Gerard October 2, 2019, 10:24 am Re: - Gerard October 2, 2019, 10:27 am Apologies messed that up, THIS post...! - Gerard October 2, 2019, 10:29 am Don't you mean for *her* sins Gerard? ;o) nm - brooks October 2, 2019, 10:34 am No dear... nm - Gerard October 2, 2019, 10:50 am   Searching