Perfidy on the High Seas

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Drug runners are vile. My heart does not bleed.

So many Posters condoning a criminal act?

Maremia

So many Posters condoning a criminal act?

One of the problems with modern democracy is that criminals and terrorists operate outside the moral law which is why the conviction rate is so low.

Very often the authorities know exactly who is responsible for the crime but fear of reprisal prevents evidence being collected

Well, the POTUS seems to act with very little regard to moral law, so ...

So many Posters seem to be condoning a criminal act.

ronib

The reasons for Trump’s actions seem highly laudable. Drugs kill many people.

Do you know with absolute certainity that those killed were all everyone willing drug runners? Could some have been coerced or in modern slavery?

Is the death penalty really a suitable punishmen? It harks back to the days when we hanged people for killing sheep or stealing a handkerchief. Presumably if you would execute drug runners There would be other criminals you would consider deserve execution. How about anyone taking a Class A drug?paedophiles? Those convicted of causing death by dangerous driving?

ronib

Drug runners? What damage do they cause? Do the ends justify the means in this situation?

What if they make a mistake? Target an innocent ship and murder innocent sailors. If he gets it wrong it is just on dear and move on?

M0nica

ronib

The reasons for Trump’s actions seem highly laudable. Drugs kill many people.

Do you know with absolute certainity that those killed were all everyone willing drug runners? Could some have been coerced or in modern slavery?

Is the death penalty really a suitable punishmen? It harks back to the days when we hanged people for killing sheep or stealing a handkerchief. Presumably if you would execute drug runners There would be other criminals you would consider deserve execution. How about anyone taking a Class A drug?paedophiles? Those convicted of causing death by dangerous driving?

It is highly likely that drug runners are coerced into crewing the ships most would if their whole family faced extermination. The extreme brutality of the drug cartels is well known
The alternative is is submit to that kind of intimidation, we live in a world where criminals think nothing of killing any witness or traitors. The liberal attitude to drug use has resulted in the violence and crime level we have today.

Ronib never comes back when challenged. [Hmm]

Another point to consider, if, whenever, the USA is called to justice over these killings, who will be in court? It won't be Trump. It will be the service folk, 'obeying orders'.