re: #43 erik_t

I don’t think that I think that any future action or intent can be criminalized. At this minute, nothing for me matters besides the severity of the crime already committed and the degree to which regular judicial channels are unable to bring the criminal to justice.

Interesting. Your comment brings up two thought exercises:

-Would you have authorized deadly force (e.g. drone strike) against a Mcveigh like individual on his way to explode a civilian target in the US?

-How do you define the boundaries of judicial channels ability to bring criminals to justice? E.g., could our courts have put OBL through a trial if he were captured alive?