Should John Walker be executed?

[Skoalboy]

I'm sorry but he knew what he was doing when he went over there and now he should pay the price of that
folly, he is old enough to choose his own path, now let him walk it.

Now that was my 2 cents, everbody has a say and I just said mine.

 

[glenn1]

<< He is a POW. By federal law, someone is expatriated when they are members of an armed force engaged in hostilities against the US. John Walker is no longer a citizen, and has to be treated like any other POW. >>



I agree. He renounced his citizenship the moment he took up arms with the Taliban. One has the right to renouce ones citizenship and fight with a foreign power if one so desires, and so long as it is not done during the course of hostilities such an act is not treasonous (although there are other consequences involved in taking such an action of course). Since his renouncement of citizenship and joining of the Taliban took place before 9/11, his subsequent actions cannot be termed treasonous.

So what is an appropriate punishment for young Mr. Walker, since we can't honestly call him a traitor? Well, he's already forfeited his citizenship, i propose going one step further, he be officially declared by act of Congress Persona non grata in the U.S., its territories and holdings, transportation carriers (i.e. passenger airlines), and/or any U.S. government sponsored/maintained sites or functions, anywhere in the world. If he so much as steps foot on U.S. soil, he should be subject to being shot on sight.

Since he's declared himself a Taliban and renounced his American citizenship, let him suffer the same fate as those whom he chose to fight alongside. If we wind up turning over all the Taliban POWs we capture to the Northern Alliance, then guess where Johnnie Walker is going. If the Taliban POWs go before War Criminal Tribunals, then guess who goes along with them. He'll probably wish that we did bring him back here to face trial as a traitior, and a potential quick death by a humane execution once he finds out what the alternatives are.

As the judges say, "May God have mercy on his soul."

 

[BigToque]

<< Right now, I'm sitting in my 704 square foot apartment, alone, w/my expensive stereo system (listening to The Ramones Greatest Hits...rockin'baby!) NO where else in the world would I be ALLOWED to do so. 'nUff said. >>



Sorry to burst your bubble, but you can do exactly what you described in more than just the US.



<< John Walker? Heheheheh; shoot that piece of catepillar crap right in his left eye socket with a .44 Magnum hollowpoint. Treason/Espionage against this country is punishable by death. Don't be politcally correct with him; make an EXAMPLE out of him. >>



I'm sure you would feel different if you were related or knew him in some way. Also, I'm sure you don't have ALL the facts about exactly what happened.



<< The USA is the greatest country in the world. >>



Well officially I believe its Sweeden 🙂 (I think you guys come close, but not as high as us fine Canucks 😀))

 

[UberNeuman]

I believe that Mr. Walker should be given a TNT enema...

 

[fastcobra]

Make him eat pork chops 😛
Then...off with his head <chop😡</chop>

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Give him the chair! The CHAIR! Hehe hehe...uh... that would RULE!

 

[abracadabra1]

hmmm...I don't really like what I've heard by so many of you so far. You're likely to disagree w/ me...and that's just fine.

But I don't believe he should be executed, nor do I believe that he be put on trial for treason, or any other crime. John Walker should be treated as any captured Taliban soldier, no different. Sure, he's an American citizen, and technically, may be guilty of treason. But when put in retrospect, him fighting against US soldiers should automatically revoke his title as an American citizen. He has chosen to side w/ the Taliban and his self-determinism is his God-given right, and so his choice should not be held against him. As the world becomes more and more integrated into a global society, it is becoming more and more difficult to differentiate treason from a mere change in ideology. Undeniably, Robert Hanssen is guilty of treason and of being a despicable human being, however, John Walker is just a man whose will and heart led him down a path different than his upbringing and that of his nation of origin.

Walker should be punished, but only as severely as any other Taliban soldier.

 

[chowderhead]

I am not sure if he fought with the Taliban or with Al Qaeda ... to me there is a difference. Regardless, he is a traitor in every sense of the word.

From msnbc and Newsweek
http://www.msnbc.com/news/673497.asp?cp1=1

Walker acknowledged a lot more than fighting for the Taliban: according to administration sources, he also admitted to being a member of Al Qaeda and training at its camps, where he participated in terrorist
exercises-including learning to use explosives and poisons-and met with visiting Qaeda officials, including Osama bin Laden. Walker also admitted having been instructed in how to act in airports so as not to attract police attention. "He was no innocent bystander," said one official. "This wasn't like learning to be a soldier in Patton's Army. He was training to commit terrorist acts."

 

[cuteybunny]

agree, we in enough trouble as is worrying about our own a** being stabbed from this traitor. if he is with us he would not be their in the first place so just leave him there to rot and let the NA do whatever they want with him.


<< Once someone has entered the justice system, the state cannot in good faith kill them. The death penalty is a modern form of barbarianism. That's why OBL should be killed on the "battlefield" as a statistic of war, so we need not worry what to do with him should he be captured alive. >>

 

[goob2k]

I've got the feeling that he'll just spend the rest of his days in a nice, cozy cell at Ft. Leavenworth. But it's just a hunch. He might be "accidentally" killed on whatever ship he's on right now.

With all this talk of military tribunals, can a US citizen be tried by one or does the person have to be shipped to a Federal court to be tried?