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One major function of a government is the monopoly on "cancelling" or really the use of force. The nice thing about western countries is that they require due

One major function of a government is the monopoly on "cancelling" or really the use of force. The nice thing about western countries is that they require due process of law. ...which was followed in this case.

whimsicalism 5y ago
> The nice thing about western countries is that they require due process of law. ...which was followed in this case. Israel routinely skirts "routine operation of law" assassinating innocent civilians abroad and refusing to apologize.
- vxNsr 5y ago
  > assassinating innocent civilians abroad care to provide a source or evidence for this allegation?
  - whimsicalism 5y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillehammer_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillehammer_affair Not to include the 4 innocent bystanders on the street killed by a Mossad car bombing (they're only terrorist attacks when they're not perpetrated by state security services I guess) when they actually found the right guy. And to include civilian nuclear scientists are also that: civilians.
    - vxNsr 5y ago
      lillehammer I didn't know about, but that looks like a case of mistaken identity. The actual target wasn't by any means innocent. which innoncent civilian nuclear scientists have the israelis killed?
      - whimsicalism 5y ago
        Perhaps if they actually had due process of law they wouldn't go around killing Norwegian citizens because of mistaken identity. Working in weapons research does not make you a legitimate target of warfare. Given that Iranian nuclear scientists weren't involved in active combat operations, they should not be murdered without due process either.
mattnewton 5y ago
Due process is great but it isn’t magic; in a democracy it’s still a tool a majority can use to persecute a minority. It’s certainly possible that’s what is happening here.
qwerty456127 5y ago
There is no monopoly on this in the world, quite contrary. Known oppressive and corrupt regimes (I don't mean Israel) can forge whatever cases they want and create a lot of problems for their citizens abroad.

whimsicalism 5y ago

> The nice thing about western countries is that they require due process of law. ...which was followed in this case. Israel routinely skirts "routine operation of law" assassinating innocent civilians abroad and refusing to apologize.

vxNsr 5y ago
> assassinating innocent civilians abroad care to provide a source or evidence for this allegation?
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillehammer_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillehammer_affair Not to include the 4 innocent bystanders on the street killed by a Mossad car bombing (they're only terrorist attacks when they're not perpetrated by state security services I guess) when they actually found the right guy. And to include civilian nuclear scientists are also that: civilians.
  - vxNsr 5y ago
    lillehammer I didn't know about, but that looks like a case of mistaken identity. The actual target wasn't by any means innocent. which innoncent civilian nuclear scientists have the israelis killed?
    - whimsicalism 5y ago
      Perhaps if they actually had due process of law they wouldn't go around killing Norwegian citizens because of mistaken identity. Working in weapons research does not make you a legitimate target of warfare. Given that Iranian nuclear scientists weren't involved in active combat operations, they should not be murdered without due process either.

mattnewton 5y ago

Due process is great but it isn’t magic; in a democracy it’s still a tool a majority can use to persecute a minority. It’s certainly possible that’s what is happening here.

qwerty456127 5y ago

There is no monopoly on this in the world, quite contrary. Known oppressive and corrupt regimes (I don't mean Israel) can forge whatever cases they want and create a lot of problems for their citizens abroad.