1. La Ilegalidad Fundamental: Asesinato, No Guerra.
La mayoría de los comentarios insisten en que, al no existir una declaración de guerra formal, los ataques a las embarcaciones son actos de asesinato y no crímenes de guerra. La "Guerra contra las Drogas" no justifica la ejecución sumaria de civiles, incluso si fueran criminales.
- Given the fact that intercepting drug shipments is a police action and not a war operation it is not a war crime. It is murder.
- Except it isnt. Its just murder. Not even a warcrime, since its not a war. And it wasnt even a viable military target in the first place. Its drug trafficking. Thats police business. Not military. They all need to face justice.
- There. Is. No. War. This is summary execution of alleged criminals without a trial. There is no justification for these blatantly illegal executions.
2. Conflicto de Jurisdicción: Guardia Costera y Policía vs. Fuerzas Armadas.
Se critica el uso de fuerzas militares (Navy, Air Force) para tareas que tradicionalmente corresponden a la Guardia Costera o a agencias de aplicación de la ley. La intercepción y el arresto son el procedimiento legal, no la destrucción de la embarcación, especialmente en aguas internacionales.
- The united states has long handled the problem of maritime drug smuggling by using the coast guard to intercept boats and to arrest people.
- Drug busts are a law enforcement area, not a military one. And yet lots of folks just seem to be ok with blowing ppl up with zero proof of anything.
- Secondly, the navy is not a police force.
3. La Ausencia de Debido Proceso y la Analogía Doméstica.
Un argumento recurrente es la comparación directa con lo que sería ilegal dentro de las fronteras de EE. UU.: que la policía ejecute a sospechosos de narcotráfico sin pruebas, arresto o juicio. Esto subraya la violación del debido proceso legal y la naturaleza extrajudicial de los ataques.
- Just imagine this taking place within u.s. Borders. A roaming police task force on the streets, shooting anyone that they think looks like a drug dealer. No evidence, no arrest, no charge, no lawyer, no trial. Just murdering people via summary execution. Sound crazy? it is what is happening.
- Police dont execute drug dealers. They arrest them.
- John berman cnn would it be legal for police in arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake? cotton the premise of your question is not well-founded. Berman the answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them. Not war. Not self-defense. Not legal. It is murder.