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[–] [email protected] 310 points 2 years ago (18 children)

When asked in an interview how drone operators would know if the people being blown to smithereens were actually carrying drugs, he replied: “Same way a police officer would know … Same way somebody operating in Iraq would know. You know, these people in Iraq at the time, they all looked the same. You didn’t know who had a bomb strapped to them. So those guys have to make judgments.”

Holy F, as a mexican that crosses the border often for vacations... this is extreme and scary

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a white person from Wisconsin who never crosses the boarder… this is extreme and scary.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a Canadian who's an entire country away... this is extreme and scary.

Are drones strikes on our maple syrup cartels next?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Don't give them ideas, for all that's sacred, leave the maple out of this!

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