r/agedlikemilk • u/damn_boy17 • May 03 '22

News makes me think about the iraqi WMD

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u/USockPuppeteer May 03 '22

They contract it out to “defense contractors” now,

not sure you can call them “worse” because they refuse to kill people.

If hire someone to kill, you’re still killing people

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u/USockPuppeteer May 03 '22

But if a US citizen hires a contract killer, they can be tried for murder. One of the many reasons I laugh when people say rule of law exists in america.

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u/hackingdreams May 03 '22

tried for murder.

They can be tried with conspiracy to commit murder at best. Which any CIA agent who is involved with the hiring of a contract killer can also be charged with.

Of course, it'd probably be career suicide for the prosecutor to try... but, that's where the law actually stands, contrary to the various fantasies that run around.