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The alternative was loading up a Coast Guard ship with guys and sending them out to do an interdiction, seizing 11 men, processing them through the American leg
by pseudo0 1y ago
The alternative was loading up a Coast Guard ship with guys and sending them out to do an interdiction, seizing 11 men, processing them through the American legal system, incarcerating them for decades, and then eventually deporting them. I bet that costs a couple orders of magnitude more than a drone strike. Arguing cost is not compelling in the slightest.
- judahmeek 1y agoWhat about due process?
- myvoiceismypass 1y ago"Due process for me, not for thee"
- esseph 1y agoWhy would we prosecute people in international waters? I guess the drone strike was fine though! /s
- myvoiceismypass 1y agoThis is the same excuse when cops go blazin' in - shoot first ask questions. Look up Amadou Diallo (1999) if you were not around then.
- immibis 1y agoIt's cheaper to drone strike a house with an alleged serial killer in it, than to arrest him and then give him a trial to see if he's actually a serial killer or not.