The logistics of the illegal drugs market is very resilient, sinking one boat will do nothing to stop new zombies and ODs, lol...
It's so resilient that even with all the disruptions caused by the War On Drugs drug prices are mostly stable over decades, some are even deflationary.
That fent walker will still exist, supplied by someone else/some other network.
I don't think you understand how vast and resilient the network of drug logistics is. Killing people with missiles is the least efficient usage of your tax money to actually fight drug abuse due to despair.
But you do you, it's just sad to see even people who are supposedly more well-educated (as most HN users are) not understanding very basic principles, I recommend you learning about systems thinking.
It seems the other side's solution is... coddling and compassion for drug pushers. Endless social programs for addicts? Why not blow the ship and set an example for anyone else, indifferent to terrorists? Not seeing any solutions other than throw as many roadblocks they can in front of enforcement and military action, because it's Trump in charge. They are children.
You don't seem to understand the inevitable, and absurdly wasteful game of whack-a-mole this kind of action becomes... Look at the size of the oceans around the USA, look at the amount of water around Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, all of Central America where boats can sail to deliver larger payloads of drugs.
Do you believe, even with all its might and firepower, the USA has enough ships, helicopters, surveillance planes, satellites, to cover all of this area? Do you believe that cartels with very deep pockets won't be looking for ways around whatever the USA can throw at them, finding new routes, new modes of transportation, etc.? Do you think they are stupid?
No matter how much firepower the USA wastes shooting speedboats there will be other routes for drugs to get into the USA.
Again, you do you, but you don't understand at all the amount of effort it'd take to completely shutdown all trafficking routes, all transportation of drugs, into the USA, lol.
You are smarter than me! The Narcotics Rewards Program offers rewards of up to $25 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of narcotics traffickers who operate primarily outside of the United States and are major violators of U.S. narcotics laws. Hope that helps.
I really don't understand what you are trying to say, nor how it matters at all to the conversation we were having prior... You do not understand, don't want to understand but really enjoy posturing. Good luck with that.
11 lives and wasting advanced weaponry vs. sending the coast guard to search and seize the vessel (which, according to the article, is effectively zero risk, and often reveals the boat is not involved in the drug trade…)
"The way that we'll eliminate the illegal drug market is by killing people producing and selling drugs" has been a remarkably ineffective strategy for ages. The situations that drive people to seek substances remain. The lucrative market remains. The mechanism to produce drugs remains.
And anecdotally they now censor some things, as I'm seeing much less private jet and helicopter activity than I used to, especially those that have to be triangulated.
That project is now commercial, but it still shows flights and aircraft that many of the other commercial ones do not. I agree though, supporting the non-commercial ones is important too. I should update my own feeder to do more.
You people sit in front of a computer all day and sometimes make good money out of it. Bullied as kids and fell in love with being in control of something... at least you have something to do! Consider it a blessing over being a roughneck on the oil patch.
Have you read The Comfort Crisis? You might enjoy it. Essentially says our ancestors were all pro athlete level fitness, moving 25-50 miles a day, essentially fasting all the time. And that is what our mind is optimized for.
Personally, I put myself into the wilderness every quarter for 3+ days of no phone, fasting and sleeping on a tarp to reset dopamine. Everything is better whenI return.
Humans are emotional animals, not rational animals, so it would make sense that people who grew up without power would seek out things that empower themselves. However, power corrupts, and we’re seeing a lot of that in tech these days, where the tech is being used to disempower others. That needs to change.
