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SPAIN AUTHORIZES USE OF STRAITJACKETS FOR ILLEGALS

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SPAIN AUTHORIZES USE OF STRAITJACKETS FOR ILLEGALS


[+] serious ballot by Kev24
created Tue Sep 04, 07

Madrid - Spain's Interior Ministry will authorise police to dress undocumented immigrants in straitjackets and helmets during repatriation flights, the daily El Pais reported on Monday.

Police may resort to the measures when they deem it necessary to protect illegal immigrants from hurting themselves in attempts to prevent their expulsion.

Police may not drug immigrants or use disproportionate violence, according to new guidelines prepared by the ministry, which were described as being in line with Council of Europe norms.

Spain's Canary Islands have received more than 5 000 Africans this year, about 50% less than during the corresponding period in 2006.

The drop in numbers is attributed partly to increased repatriations. More than 8 000 migrants have been flown back to their home countries so far this year.

The new guidelines were prepared after a Nigerian immigrant died during a repatriation flight in June.

Osamuyia Aikpitanhi had been handcuffed and gagged. Police said he had violently resisted his expulsion. - Sapa-dpa



^ harsh or justified?

this is cruel and harsh
this is justified and okay
i'll comment below


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COMMENTS:
Voted : this is cruel and harsh

that is horrible
by mojo on Tue Sep 04, 07 6:26am [+]

Voted : this is cruel and harsh
it really is. it seems way over the top to me. kind of like something out of some surreal horror movie.
by Kev24 on Tue Sep 04, 07 7:31am [+]

I suspect this only applies to certain individuals with a propensity to violence. Restraint of criminals with shackles and other devices is common and is used to protect both the criminal and others.

Spain has a massive problem with illegal immigrants trying to and often reaching the Canary Islands. Le Figaro (French paper) has reported up 1300 in one weekend. There is heavy organized crime (gang) involvement (up to 80% according to the EU and the UNODOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). Many illegal immigrants die on the way over (perhaps 3000 drowning per year).

Of course, Spain certainly isn't an angel here. In the enclaves of Ceuta and Melila (on the tip of Africa), they have erected fences and used other security measures to keep illegals out. They have also been cited numerous times for human rights violations by Human Rights Watch. So this news isn't surprising.

So my opinion? Obviously something has to be done. The organized crime involvement is a major issue. Spain needs to grant basic human rights to the illegal immigrants prior to deporting them (doctors, lawyers, food, etc). However... will something really significant be done? Probably not. Spain takes advantage of the cheap labor.
by FiddleFaddleOnLSD on Tue Sep 04, 07 8:49am [+]

I wonder what part of "illegal" everyone who voted cruel doesn't understand. They voluntarily attempted to break the law of another country. They know the price they pay if caught.
by Bongo on Tue Sep 04, 07 9:22am [+]

Voted : this is justified and okay
The straightjackets and helmets are being used to protect the people who are willingly breaking the law from themselves?

It seems like Spain is coddling their invaders to me. 017
by _Beelzebubba on Tue Sep 04, 07 9:32am [+]

Voted : this is cruel and harsh
If they get violent, wouldn't handcuffs be enough? Why straightjackets?
by skylab on Tue Sep 04, 07 9:41am [+]

so bongo, in your view it would be cool if lets say a teenager swiped a candy bar for them to put him in a straightjacket? come on. once you cross that line there's no turning back. so if you got a speeding ticket you broke the law -- should we put you in a straightjacket? no way.
by Kev24 on Tue Sep 04, 07 9:47am [+]

Actually handcuffs are worse than straightjackets, they really hurt your wrists and cops don't put them on gently...i mean they are usually pissed off when they're putting them on you

by socal_sweetie on Tue Sep 04, 07 10:19am [+]

^ ever see someone in a straitjacket? so what, the people they put them in are just going to willingly and calmly allow themselves to be restrained with a device that literally ties them up so they cannot move their arms or hands at all? sick. personally, they're going to have to really subdue the person to get a straitjacket on them.

not my idea of humanistic. it's actually kind of sadistic and surreal.
by Kev24 on Tue Sep 04, 07 10:26am [+]

Voted : this is cruel and harsh
Just another example of fear overrunning common sense, IMO.
by Truthseeker013 on Wed Sep 05, 07 8:22am [+]

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