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Originally Posted by Kostya
Ok then. Let's just assume that everything you said is the absolute truth. Why is it, that you have no pity for a man who has commited a fairly minor, victimless crime by immigrating illegally, who has been punished with 7 years of his life being taken from him. Consider people who have assualted and stolen who have received shorter sentences, is it not an injustice that this man has lost more years of his life than a person who brutally attacks another human being, potentially causing them permanent damage. Who has he attacked? Where is the actual harm he, himself has caused? Why is it them that you have absolutely no sympathy for him, his plight, even if what you say is true, and I don't believe you can prove that it is, is far and away too harsh for his misconduct.
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I guess this highlights the main difference in our opinions... i do not think that immigrating illegally is a "fairly minor, victimless crime". I, and most of the developed world, see this as a very serious crime that can lead to the immigration of very dangerous people. I guess this makes me paranoid, but I want to know the background of every person that moves to my country. If these people can't get refugee status, there's a reason. If they don't want to use the correct avenues to citizenship, there's a reason.
It certainly is an injustice that this man has lost 7 years of his life, in fact, it's a tragedy, unfortunately not an isolated tragedy. Believe me I have sympathy for this man.
You seem like an intelligent person Kostya, so I ask you this:
a) What do we do with the people that are being held in detention?
b) Do you believe that rate of boat people will increase if we assimilate the detainees into our society? What do we do with future boat people?