STOP THE EXTRADITION OF ASPERGERS SUFFERER, TALHA AHSAN

Many issues are involved here, and I just want to raise some of them.

Firstly, just because you have Aspergers does not mean you have no understanding of right and wrong. Our moral sense is  usually fully intact and we know what is legal and illegal, and we normally have a social conscience, like most people do. However, some people with Aspergers break the law for various reasons. Sometimes, as is arguably the case with Gary Mckinnon, this is at least in part because of an obsession generated by the Aspergers and perhaps a partial loss of contact with reality, or problems with impulse control. But this is not always the case and having aspergers should never be seen as a blanket excuse, and people with AS who break the law should face due process like everyone else. But the Aspergers should nevertheless be taken into account, so that the punishment does not breach human rights by punishing the person any more than someone without AS who would not face the same challenges: reasonable adjustments should be made.  As for solitary confinement and detention without trial, I think this is a breach of civil liberties and should be outlawed. Personally, I do not think Gary should be extradited. I think he is a kind man, well-intentioned, not a threat to our security, but simply very misguided and  naive. He  needs help and support  - rehabilitation - and possibly a community sentence, but it should not  be superfluous. As for  this other guy, who is accused of recruiting terrorists, he is of course innocent until proven guilty. If he is guilty, then this is clearly a very serious crime that has the potential for loss of life. Unless he is mentally ill, his Aspergers cannot be an excuse.

Many issues are involved here, and I just want to raise some of them.

Firstly, just because you have Aspergers does not mean you have no understanding of right and wrong. Our moral sense is  usually fully intact and we know what is legal and illegal, and we normally have a social conscience, like most people do. However, some people with Aspergers break the law for various reasons. Sometimes, as is arguably the case with Gary Mckinnon, this is at least in part because of an obsession generated by the Aspergers and perhaps a partial loss of contact with reality, or problems with impulse control. But this is not always the case and having aspergers should never be seen as a blanket excuse, and people with AS who break the law should face due process like everyone else. But the Aspergers should nevertheless be taken into account, so that the punishment does not breach human rights by punishing the person any more than someone without AS who would not face the same challenges: reasonable adjustments should be made.  As for solitary confinement and detention without trial, I think this is a breach of civil liberties and should be outlawed. Personally, I do not think Gary should be extradited. I think he is a kind man, well-intentioned, not a threat to our security, but simply very misguided and  naive. He  needs help and support  - rehabilitation - and possibly a community sentence, but it should not  be superfluous. As for  this other guy, who is accused of recruiting terrorists, he is of course innocent until proven guilty. If he is guilty, then this is clearly a very serious crime that has the potential for loss of life. Unless he is mentally ill, his Aspergers cannot be an excuse.