[MHGinTN]

Just because someone has chromozones like me doesn't mean he/she deserves the rights peaceful, compassionate people enjoy. You mean 'chromosomes' (I presume) and the issue is the 'social contract' which signifies 'civilization' ... and specific individuals ought in fact on occasion be treated as having forfeited their rights as species members deserving civilization's protection, but you wouldn't want to apply that brush too broadly ... that's what law and evidence and jurist action and all that mundane stuff is about. Dump that in favor of dehumanizing any group of the species and you dump civilization itself.

[Imagine]

I truly understand your argument. The issue here isn't exactly what's legal, or civilized, but rather how do we deal with a group of people who don't conduct themselves like we conduct ourselves. I'm afraid that increasing evidence suggests that we're approaching a point in time where public sentiment may not care about rule of law, domestic or international, and demand a response to terrorist acts that will be are broadly applied. Another WTC and we my pass the threshold of rational discussion.

My spelling?? It's late and my eyesight isn't too good.