Maybe if it wasn't illegal, these guys would have gone somewhere where it is legal (Europe, you say?), have time to set up, and there would be a far better chan

Maybe if it wasn't illegal, these guys would have gone somewhere where it is legal (Europe, you say?), have time to set up, and there would be a far better chance they'd still be alive. Arbitrary or not, illegal is illegal, and people who repeatedly do illegal things are usually called career criminals. Edit: OK, I think "career criminal" is inflammatory, but the guy still had the freedom to travel elsewhere.