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Thats the thing about democracies. Sometime they sacrifice efficiency in their operations for their values. At least thats how its supposed to work.

• tsotha 13y ago
  >Thats the thing about democracies. Sometime they sacrifice efficiency in their operations for their values. But not to the point of stupidity. As justice Jackson said, the constitution isn't a suicide pact.
  • g8oz 13y ago
    If you think not killing a 16 year old would have materially harmed U.S security, I don't think you're qualified to judge where the stupidity starts.
    • tsotha 13y ago
      The government says the boy in question wasn't the target. We don't know who was, so it's impossible to know just how much of a threat he posed.