Republican White House hopefuls embrace killing criminals to fight crime
www.reuters.com
Fentanyl producers in Mexico should be killed. So too should human traffickers and drug smugglers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Shoplifters should be shot. Drug dealers and rapists? Executed.
      • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
        27·
        1 year ago

        Stealing from a company:

        • person stealing food. Shoot to kill.

        • Manager stealing millions from customers. Oh you! Get outta here you silly billy before we slap you on the wrist again!

        • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
          10·
          1 year ago

          Remember, stealing from workers is good. Time theft is good. When you steal from the shareholders or other investors, that’s bad.

          • Bizarroland@kbin.social
            6·
            1 year ago

            You see, dozens of boomers excessive lifestyle relies on you being paid less than minimum wage. That’s why it’s legal and that’s why it’s a good thing that you’re starving to death while working two jobs and living in a dilapidated cardboard box.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        And women. And atheists. And non-hetero people. And people who match their definition of “woke”, which is intentionally extremely broad and nebulous.

  • Substance_P@lemmy.world
    55·
    1 year ago

    Seems a bit rich after their last supreme leader is facing 91 felony charges across 4 criminal indictments.

  • logicbomb@lemmy.world
    24·
    1 year ago

    DeSantis has signaled he is open to firing missiles into Mexico to kill narcotics kingpins involved in the trade of the synthetic opioid fentanyl that is fueling a deadly drug crisis in America.

    Okay. There are two methods for dealing with the drug problem. One is to use violence, and really doesn’t work at all until you manage to create a totalitarian state.

    The other is to treat addicts like humans who are suffering from a disease, and this one always improves the situation.

    Ron DeSantis wants to fire missiles into a sovereign country instead of taking care of his own citizens. What’s next? Firing a nuke at a hurricane?

    These criminals against human decency always choose violence first.

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      10·
      1 year ago

      Firing a nuke at a hurricane?

      Story time.

      I went to a tour of Fermilab, a particle accelerator in Batavia, IL. It started with someone explaining to the room of about twenty people about the general idea of how a particle accelerators work, and what they help us find out. When it came time for question, they first one was from a farmer looking guy sitting in the front row, who said:

      If those protrons and electrons are so powerful, how come we can’t shoot 'em into tornadoes and hurricanes and stop 'em??

      The pause from the speaker before responding was palpable. Sadly, I don’t remember the response, because this was in 1982.

    • cybervseas@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      really doesn’t work at all until you manage to create a totalitarian state.

      But that’s exactly what he wants…

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    24·
    1 year ago

    Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

    In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

    Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

    Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

    In other words, fuck these unAmerican pieces of shit.