Defense secretary announces a new strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, bringing total killed in US strikes to at least 64 people

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  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    Dear Americans, you might be thinking that it’s fine for your government to murder people on nothing but an accusation, without any proof, without any opportunity for the accused to defend themselves. After all, they’re only doing it to “bad people”.

    But the question is, what happens when the government decides that you and the people you care about are “bad people”?

    You can claim that you’re not, but it won’t matter, because due process has been thrown out the window. Your claims are irrelevant.

    Due process exists for a reason, and it has to exist for the people you don’t like, or else it doesn’t exist for anyone. Selective due process isn’t due process.

    Also, consider this: If these boats really were full of drugs, they could just board them and sieze the drugs. Seems like that would be the ideal outcome for the government, right? All the proof they need right there that their anti-immigrant agenda really is stopping crime.

    The fact that they’re not willing to do that is already ample evidence that they’re lying about who they’re killing and why.