06-18-2018, 11:35 AM
(06-18-2018, 11:27 AM)michaelsean Wrote: OK so how about when Obama had that "American" taken out by a drone. Say somebody doesn't like the fact that this is going to happen, and tells a reporter who writes it up, and that alerts the guy. Are we good with whomever deciding this is where he draws the line? Obviously this didn't happen, and maybe in this case the time between identifying and attacking was too small, but I'm just using it as a broad what it.
This is where ethics in journalism comes into play. If someone were to come to a journalist with that information, any reputable journalist is going to contact the administration for comment. If there is a legit concern, like I said earlier, they aren't going to run the story. However, in that scenario, I would personally not have a problem with the person being alerted because assassinating US citizens isn't something we should be doing. But I can almost guarantee you that an actual journalist is not going to run that story because of the natsec concerns.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
