Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775

When dealing with terrorist scum like Richard Reid, fundamental American principles such as rights, due process, and fair treatment under the law should not be a concern, especially considering those concepts have been truncated during the screening of Americans in airports. The Clinton administration made the mistake of applying American law enforcement principles to terrorism. The result was Somalia, WTC I, the U.S.S. Cole, and 9/11.

If terrorist suspects basically caught in the act (i.e. Richard Reid, battlefield combatants) are apprehended alive, I personally have no problem with extremely vigorous interrogation, although we should stop well short of electrical devices and other bona fide methods of torture as an example for the rest of the world. Once such a suspect stops talking, or his information is demonstrated to be false, then two rounds of .45 ACT - splurge and use JHP bullets - should be used to speed the suspect to his rendezvous with the virgins in paradise. Good riddance.