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points by aetch 2 days ago | 0 comments
What? The guy who was killed was actively committing violence and had done so multiple times before. Continuing to evade capture isn’t a get out of jail free card to keep evading the US and keep making bombs.

The guy got more chances than the average US resident who would get shot by the cops for less

[–] pessimizer 2 days ago
The guy who was killed was a propagandist. Also his children were killed.

> The guy got more chances than the average US resident who would get shot by the cops for less

Using violations of rights to justify more violations of rights. This makes a lot of sense!

[–] NDlurker 2 days ago
I was reading his Wikipedia page and it makes me want to seek out some of his writings to get an idea of the thought process of his followers. I won't be doing that though because I'll probably be put on a watchlist. It's the same fascination I have about traditional cults and really anyone who has extreme/fringe beliefs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki

[–] buellerbueller 2 days ago
The constitution is clear: he had a right to a trial by jury.