Are Drone Strikes Justified?

There are laws and decisions of United States government and higher orders that present controversy to the people of America. In the state of Texas the application of the death penalty is difficult to interpret, especially for the mentally ill, because there is no written law or bill that explains the execution implication in complete detail. The death penalty is a capital punishment of death for those who have committed such high crime. This penalty goes for everyone who does such act no matter who you are, how rich how poor, or where you stand in society. For the longest time, even with the mindset and understanding that those who commit crime to a certain level can receive the execution punishment, the concern and debate whether the mentally

Should Drones Be Legalized? Should drones be legalized in the United States? Many people find themselves asking this question more and more often lately. Drones should be legalized for multiple reasons. Drones do have some cons but many more pros. Crime reduction, media aids, educational benefits, and business benefits are all reasons that drones should be legalized.

The CIA and the U.S. military have been using drones for more than 100 years, but only in the past 10 years the public has realized how powerful this technology is. Drones should be used to combat terrorism in Afghanistan because they are a step into the future for warfare.

Article One: Dainel Byman, in his article Why Drones Work: The Case for Washington’s weapon of Choice in an August 2013 article in the Brookings Institute, identifies the positive impact of US drone strikes. Byman contends that US drone strikes are extremely efficient, at little financial cost to the government, and protect the lives of American soldiers. For these reasons, Byman believes that US drone strikes are necessary to the war on terror.

When it comes to capital punishment there are no exceptions, especially when you savagely murder an entire family. On November 15, 1959 the Clutter family was murdered in their home by two men that they did not even know. One of these men was mentally unstable, meaning that his brain did not work they way an average persons does. He committed all four murders without feeling anything emotionally. However this man was still given the death penalty along with his partner who instigated the entire thing. People who are mentally unhealthy should not be given the death penalty because it is morally wrong.

Just 15 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that executing mentally disabled or ill individuals violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. Although this is the law of the land, America’s inherent

Is mental illness a contributing factor for death row inmates? Members of the Class in Comp 101 You should be aware that there are only thirty-two states that practice and uphold the death penalty in the United States. Within the thirty-two state’s the two leading in execution’s are California and Texas. The

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong? This familiar bumper sticker reflects a fundamental issue America faces as it strives to eliminate the terrorist threat around the world with the use of unmanned combat aerial vehicles or drones. The use of drones in the attack on terrorists has dramatically increased in the past decade and shows no sign of slowing down. Drones have long been used to spy on foreign lands, but it is only since 1995 that they have been outfitted with weapons and advanced sensors that make possible the targeted strikes we see today. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the resulting War on Terror, the use of drones for attack purposes has increased dramatically. They are designed and used to hunt down individuals or small groups and eliminate them without the need for sending in soldiers. Drone strikes are effective in efficiently eliminating terrorists without risk to American lives and therefore reduces terrorist activity around the world. However, there

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. You hear a drone hovering in your backyard, invading your privacy, what do you do? Many choose the illegal path and decide to shoot or swat it down. With the rise in drone sales, more and more Americans are losing their privacy, and for this reason, the federal government needs to take action and regulate the purchase and flight of drones.

Nolvin Guerra Cal T. Writing for College 12/2//16 Thousands die off because of a joystick The U.S government started using unarmed drones in 2000 to monitor Afghanistan when the country was at war. The drone program was expanded when the September 11 attacks happened as a way to counteract the terrorists. Drones were used a

As you note, the counter-terrorism tactic of selective assassinations elicits a deep moral debate and divide. It brings into question the balancing act between protection of rights of citizens and national security. Taking on your example of the use of a CIA drones Anwar al-Awlaki, many in the intelligence community share your views in that it was necessary and justifiable. Al-Awlaki declared himself an enemy against the United States in his sermons and the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel’s memo on the justification for his killing argued “Awlaki’s relationship with al-Qaeda brings him within the scope of the 2001 congressional authorization of the use of military force, according to the document” (Miller, 2014). In contrast,

The combat drones also rapidly compound the well-founded fears of the terrible abuse that this practice is susceptible to. Thus, the legality of the practice is what has been questioned as many times as the United States Government has practices these killings. Targeted killing inherently poses frightening risks of error and abuse. These fears are at a heightened level due to American mistakes at Guantanamo Bay and the interrogation techniques on detainees who were denied access of the full protections of the criminal justice system. Some critics condemn targeted killing as extrajudicial execution while others have accepted this practice as just another aspect (legitimate) of armed conflict against determined, organized, armed, and international terrorist groups.

Literature Review: Empirical studies of targeted killings and civilian casualties in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism show that drone strikes may obtain either of the following two outcomes:

The Ethics of Drone Warfare Jason Hollas Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University MGMT 325 Social Responsibility & Ethics The Ethics of Drone Warfare Eleven years ago, the United States Air Force launched a missile from a drone for the first time at a test range in the Nevada desert (Drone Test) . The use of armed drones has risen dramatically since 2009. Now drone strikes are almost a daily occurrence. In 2011 the use of drones continued to rise with strikes in (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia. Proponents of armed drones argue that their ability to watch and wait, with their highly accurate sensors and cameras gives increased control over when and where to strike its both increasing the chances of success and

Many are disturbed by the execution of mentally challenged or incompetent criminals. The U.S Supreme Court on June 20, 2002 declared that the execution of the mentally challenged is unconstitutional, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. The “criminal” is usually pardoned when further evidence comes out. An incident of this happening is the case of David Vasquez. David Vasquez was arrested for the murder of a woman who was killed in her Arlington County, Virginia home. She was sexually assaulted and then hung. Vasquez, who was borderline mentally retarded, had reportedly confessed to the crime, allegedly supplying details not released to the public. Additionally, Vasquez could not provide an alibi and was placed near the scene of the crime by two eyewitnesses. Investigators also found pubic hairs that visually resembled those of Vasquez. Vasquez’s attorneys argued that the interrogations were tainted because of his lower than normal intelligence. Friends said that he reacts to the world like a young child and that he is easily flustered under pressure. He was described in court as having “borderline retarded/low normal” intelligence. He was so scared of being executed that he pled guilty to a crime he did not commit.