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But the majority of people think it's an acceptable solution for the time being. If they weren't, then there would be a political shitstorm. And there really is
by shitlord 13y ago
But the majority of people think it's an acceptable solution for the time being. If they weren't, then there would be a political shitstorm. And there really isn't - because nobody can give a better solution than letting those people just go free and do as they please.
From my experience, the majority of people actually terrified of this are people on the internet. A lot of people are uneasy with it, but only on the internet are people terrified. The government isn't going to go around killing anyone it dislikes willy-nilly.
- alexqgb 13y agoMaybe, maybe not. But murdering people isn't the only awful thing a government can do. If it feels it can get away with this it'll think it can get away with anything.
- shitlord 13y agoThere's a big difference between killing someone suspected of being a terrorist, and indiscriminately gunning down a bunch of people. The latter is undeniably "murder", but the former, not so much. It's not ideal, but IMO it's not an atrocity. I guess it all comes down which version of justice you favor: the one prescribed by law or the general consensus for what is acceptable.
- vdaniuk 13y agoKilling of a suspect is not an atrocity. Nice.
- alexqgb 13y agoActually, there's no difference at all when one involves the other. (See drone strikes / collateral damage / Hellfire missiles / Yemen). Also, killing people posing no immediate threat to the lives of others and with no due process is, almost by definition, an act of murder. Not war, murder.