> Whatever you think about this from a moral perspective, it was not unlawful. Because you say so? Because your president thinks so? That doesn't make it any m

> Whatever you think about this from a moral perspective, it was not unlawful. Because you say so? Because your president thinks so? That doesn't make it any more legal. In short, killing people without trial is 100% unlawful, except in a declared war (and that means between countries, not "against terrorism" or "against drugs") or in self defense. As far as I know, Osama bin Laden has never been tried before a regular court of justice and even if he had been, breaking into his house and shooting him would likely not have been a proper execution of the death sentence.