'All of Them Constitute Murder,' Amnesty Says of Trump Boat Bombings
'All of Them Constitute Murder,' Amnesty Says of Trump Boat Bombings
'All of Them Constitute Murder,' Amnesty Says of Trump Boat Bombings | Common Dreams
“All the strikes so far have been illegal under both domestic and international law,” she said. “All of them constitute murder because none of the victims, whether or not they were smuggling illegal narcotics, posed an imminent threat to life. Congress must take action now to stop the US military from murdering more people in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.”
“Intercepting purported drug boats is a law enforcement operation, subject to policing standards derived from international human rights law, which holds that all people have the rights to life and a fair trial, and only allows states to use lethal force when an imminent threat to life exists,” she said. “A state intentionally killing someone outside those circumstances is committing an extrajudicial execution, a form of murder, no matter what crime the person is alleged to have committed.”
THANK YOU. This is what I've been saying this whole time. Why are we splitting hairs on if the double tap was a war crime when we have no evidence that these people were doing anything wrong to begin with? And even if they are carrying drugs, that isn't something that we issue the death penalty for.
Hegseth and co are just randomly lobbing hellfires at people piloting boats around the Caribbean for no fucking reason, and it's being validated by the media when they choose to criticize only the double tap while staying silent about the fact that it's cold blooded murder.