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soperj 6 hours ago

> Barring them from leaving the country feels a bit sinister for people who haven't been accused of committing any crimes.

Feels like Guantanamo Bay all over again.

EA-3167 6 hours ago | parent [-]

In what conceivable way?

T-A 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_Surveillance_at_a_...

EA-3167 5 hours ago | parent [-]

This seems like, to be very very VERY generous as per the guidelines, a case of limited superficial similarities being blown out of proportion.

Assuming the best of intentions.

T-A 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Wikipedia's description of RSDL does not go into gory details. They are not hard to look up though. See e.g.

https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/michael-caster-on-chinas-for...

EA-3167 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Do you really believe that "activists" and suspected criminals are given the same treatment as some entrepreneurs who just lost their shirts? This feels like an excuse to bring up something that's fundamentally unrelated to the subject at hand, because there are a dozen closer and more useful comparisons to make than Gitmo.

For example how Japan can hold and question people without access to a lawyer, outside of police stations.

soperj 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Indefinite detention without charges. Sounds exactly the same.

EA-3167 3 hours ago | parent [-]

This strikes me as a classic case of, “Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: ‘Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this!’”