Finnish government once again shits on human rights
I wasn't planning on staying silent for this long, but unfortunately my real world commitments prevented me from writing anything. However, recent developments, though not surprising, have left me disappointed and pissed off. In other words, it's time to talk about conscription yet again. Now, I've already explained the system in previous posts , but in a nutshell to those not familiar: Finland is one of the few western countries to retain conscription. This means that every able bodied man is required to serve in the military or complete alternative civil service, while women on the other hand are allowed to volunteer. Refusing to serve, people doing so referred to as "total objectors", leads to a six month jail sentence or house arrest depending on your specific circumstances. The only exception to this are Jehovah's Witnesses (JW's) who have been exempt from service since mid 80's, because of reasons I've talked about in the post linked above....