The ‘Preserving American Privacy Act’ would ban weaponizing of drones

Re:The ‘Preserving American Privacy Act’ would ban weaponizi... by Zimahl on Saturday February 16, 2013 @02:36AM (#5230788)

The problem is we are already executing American citizens overseas with drones without trial or due process. They may have been terrorists but they are still citizens and have a right to defend themselves against the charges presented to them.

It's not a huge stretch that someone could be considered a domestic terrorist and be targeted.

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Re:The ‘Preserving American Privacy Act’ would ban weaponizi... by InclinedPlane on Saturday February 16, 2013 @03:45AM (#5230911)

The rules of war on a battlefield are not and cannot be the same as the rules of civilized society. The problem is that today the two have become far too mixed, and the boundaries of what is a battlefield during a time of war have become indistinct and blurry. To the extent that basically anything outside US borders can fit the bill at any given time, depending on the circumstances.

I would say that this definitely goes way too far and we'll probably need a constitutional amendment to fix it.

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