[governance] European Court of Human Rights Will Not Prevent McKinnon's Extradition

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

  Now this demonstrates how well International human rights
courts should work all the time...

See:
(August 28, 2008)
The European Court of Human Rights has refused Gary McKinnon's appeal
against extradition to the United States to face charges related to
infiltrating US government computer networks.  McKinnon claimed that 
the penalties he would face if he were tried in the US would constitute
inhumane treatment.  There is no higher court to which his attorneys 
can take his case, but they plan to take a new tack and appeal to the 
UK Home Secretary on the grounds that McKinnon suffers from Asperger's
Syndrome.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113702&source=rss_topic17

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7585861.stm

Editors notes and comments:
McKinnon should receive some kind of "drama queen" award. When all
is said and done, he almost certainly will end up being extradicted to
the US, where he is bound to serve prison time.  Meanwhile, it is
entertaining to learn of yet another futile attempt on his part to 
escape justice.

and...

Per Wikipedia in case I am not the only one that did not
know: Asperger syndrome is named after Austrian pediatrician Hans
Asperger who, in 1944, described children in his practice who lacked
nonverbal communication skills, failed to demonstrate empathy with 
their peers, and were physically clumsy. Fifty years later, AS was
standardized as a diagnosis.]

Regards,

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