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Drones or Due Process?
I think the US should have a separate more updated policy around terrorist detention and due process. I say this because captured terrorists are more than likely not US citizens, so I don’t believe they have a right to due process. Instead, to reflect the current times of what we know regarding terrorism there should be a separate more productive and effective policy in place. I don’t think, for instance, the capturing of suspected terrorist and detention without any light of day or chance to speak their peace, is strategic, tactical or moral. There is still a human right to some kind of justice, a particular policy or procedure made for this is needed.
Additionally, I believe the use of drones should not be used unless we are in an open battle or war. Drones save us from losing our brothers, sisters, wives, husbands etc., it is the epitome of using technology to our best advantage. For one, drones are easier to maintain than piloted aircrafts, they are inconspicuous, precise and are cheaper (Hashim, 2013). However, when there is not a large ground battlefield there are a lot of civilian causalities that occur. This displays drones as counterproductive because even though those who live in war-stricken areas are not US citizens they still have a human right. Tactical and strategic for sure, but drones can be considered unethical when the target area is not a full battlefield but a place with a heavy civilian population.
All in all, I believe that there should a separate more effective system in place for captured terrorist in modern times. They do not fit the US Constitutional rights to a US court based jury but they do possess a basic human right and this should be assessed and composed into a policy. Drone usage is only moral when it is a full broad range of a war zone- not when there are innocent civilians in target areas.
References:
Hashim, S. A. (June 2013). The controversy over drone warfare. Journal of Defense Management. Retrieved from https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/the-controversy-over-drone-warfare-2167-0374-1000e122.php?aid=73888
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