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I disagree with you on having to read handsom´s posts carefully simply because I consider this fellow poser (sorry I meant poster) to be extremely biased. I detest the logic of illogicality in most of his posts and arguments. I also find his tone, in most occasions, but particularly in this one, rather insincere. His choice of words are on purpose ´charged´. If I may take an excursion into crudity, I have noticed that it is his fine specialty to post things for the purpose of ´stirring shit´.
He probably knows perfectly well that the article he posted does not have much to do with the Gaza issue. He could have simply posted the article and objected to the fact that the prosecuter may be asking 25-40 years for 12 year olds, which would have been perfectly fine. I think it would be unfair to impose such harsh terms on children, but also think that they will not receive such a harsh sentence even if the prosecutors ask for it. Additionally, he posts a picture with the children showing their hands in the presence of another adult, where there are a couple of cops standing by. Then we are told that the cops are looking for traces of stones in their hands. Although he takes the time to sum up the article for us and add the picture, the link to the article in his original post does not work. So, I have to ask for it.
If the original article suggested that the cops were looking for traces of stones in the children´s hands, then we can all assume that this is very poor journalism, as I don´t think anyone is dumb enough to think that stones leave marks in one´s hands.
His post lacks coherence in other ways, too. Aside from the irrelevance of the issue to the Gaza misery, and the bogus journalism of suggesting that the Turkish cops are looking for marks or evidence of stones in children´s hands, handsom´s argument completely side-steps the fact that you will be arrested in any country, if you throw stones at the police. You will also be charged with many things ranging from assaulting a police officer, illegal protest etc, and in most cases the prosecuter will always go for the highest charges knowing well that the final decree of the judge will be way below what the prosecuter seeked in the first place - especially in a cese like this one.
I am not against handsom or anyone else criticizing Turkey and its policies. I criticize them myself, and disagree with many things that happen in Turkey, just as I criticize many other countries and their policies. But, I do try to be impartial. When handsom learns how to post things on the politics section without being biased and without attempting to ´stir shit´ deliberately, then I will take him seriously.
I think it´s important to read theH´s post in full to get the correct meaning:
Do you know what they are doing here?
Police is checking the boys hands, if there are any ´trace of stones´ (because those young boys 10,12,14 years old threw stones to police)
They are arresting those kids if they see some..
And the prosecuters have right to ask a jail sentance for the minors from 23 years to 40 years.
Apperantly 19 minors are in jail and still in the court from last years events.
We all have saddened about palestinian childeren.
Many Turks felt the same anger about Israel´s actions..
But what about these?
25-40 year jail sentence for childeren?
Just for throwing stones?
I think it´s clear that theH is talking about the possibility of such long jail sentences ie. if the prosecutors get their way.
I think the comparison with the plight of children in Gaza was misguided but I understand the point he is trying to make.
If the prosecutors "have the right" does that mean they have actually asked for such long sentences?
If the authorities were using last year´s arrests and detentions as a deterrent, seems it didn´t work.
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