Chilling legal memo from Obama DOJ justifies assassination of US citizens

Re:Chilling legal memo from Obama DOJ justifies assassinatio... by shitlord on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @04:06AM (#6436637)

There's a big difference between killing someone suspected of being a terrorist, and indiscriminately gunning down a bunch of people. The latter is undeniably "murder", but the former, not so much. It's not ideal, but IMO it's not an atrocity.

I guess it all comes down which version of justice you favor: the one prescribed by law or the general consensus for what is acceptable.

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Re:Chilling legal memo from Obama DOJ justifies assassinatio... by alexqgb on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @09:57AM (#6437860)

Actually, there's no difference at all when one involves the other. (See drone strikes / collateral damage / Hellfire missiles / Yemen).

Also, killing people posing no immediate threat to the lives of others and with no due process is, almost by definition, an act of murder. Not war, murder.

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Re:Chilling legal memo from Obama DOJ justifies assassinatio... by vdaniuk on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @06:37AM (#6437032)

Killing of a suspect is not an atrocity. Nice.

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