Detaining

Where is the violation of law occurring in detaining indefinitely, and holding Military Tribunals for those we have in custody? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Officials have often emphasized that their purpose in detaining enemy combatants is not punishment; rather, it is to disable them as fighters and to interrogate them for intelligence purposes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

He knew he was committing an unlawful act in detaining him, while at the same time he was afraid to let him go with the information he had gathered concerning the sloop and its occupation. ❋ Unknown (1902)

He knew he was committing an unlawful act in detaining him, but at the same time he was afraid to let him go with the information he had gathered concerning the sloop and its occupation. ❋ Unknown (1902)

Here’s the problem: During George’s ordeal, no fewer than seven law enforcement officers took part in detaining and questioning him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“If there is a real wave of rights abuses, if we see the National Guard starting to directly participate in detaining people … we would immediately start filing lawsuits through our consulates,” Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said in an interview with a Mexico City radio station. [ ❋ Unknown (2006)

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's open to the idea of detaining some Guantanamo Bay terror suspects somewhere else for prolonged periods, but it ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

As Vincent Warren, the executive director of Center for Constitutional Rights, put it in an interview with Amy Goodman: the idea of detaining people not because they've committed a crime, but because of their general dangerousness or that they may commit a crime in the future: that's something that the documents that President Obama was standing in front of, particularly the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, simply doesn't permit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you like the idea of detaining people without charges for long periods of time, you can apply for a job at Guantanamo. ❋ Michael Turton (2008)

But the idea of detaining suspects -- something Britain has debated since a terrorist attack killed 56, including four suicide bombers, on public transportation in July 2005 -- had popular support, with more than two-thirds of the public deeming it necessary, according to recent polls. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Measures that are popular with voters - including, from the cheers McCain rousted from his crowd on Friday, the notion of detaining foreigners without legal rights or judicial review - often leave us less safe than we would have been without them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dave I really do not know if the CF would be called the detaining power, but they are the ones doing the actual detaining so... ❋ CC (2008)

Could NATO or even the UN be called the detaining power as the mission is under those umbrellas? ❋ CC (2008)

The Geneva Convention is built around the idea of detaining prisoners of war who are not suicidal terrorists, who are instead civilized men who - perhaps under duress - performed a service to their nation and are willing actually to surrender once they surrender. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I recognize that in our society the idea of detaining people without lawyers seems unusual, detaining people without trials seems unusual. ❋ Unknown (2004)