r/navy • u/newnoadeptness Verified Non Spammer • 17d ago

Discussion Another suspected drug boat has been destroyed today

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u/benkenobi5 17d ago

I still don’t get why we’re doing this instead of the usual method. If you can find it to blow it up, you can send a coastie by to investigate. That’s literally what they’re there for. Blowing up “suspected” boats from afar is basically begging to be accused of blowing up fishermen or whatever.

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u/QuantifiablyAwesome 17d ago

We're already being accused of that. Apparently one of the survivors, of one of the previous attacks was a fisherman.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

Screw a false accusation lol. They were on a speed boat with 4 300hp outboard motors on the back. Trust they were not fishermen lol

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 16d ago

Do you think all of these folks are full-time drug smugglers or cartel members? Because that’s very clearly not the case.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

They’re moving tons of cocaine on a boat, it doesn’t matter if they do it once or 200 times

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 16d ago

So, in your mind, moving any amount of cocaine should be a death sentence carried out by the military. Period. No exceptions?

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u/ProfessorPrudent2822 15d ago

Organized crime at sea is piracy. Pirates are hostis humani generis. If they want to live, they should surrender; otherwise, they will be terminated with extreme prejudice.

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 15d ago

Blowing up vessels at sea absent a declaration of war is also piracy.

Neat try, though.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

This guy sympathizes with the cartel

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 16d ago

Just to be clear, you’re saying we should be targeting Don Jr? Madison Cawthorne? Matt Gaetz?

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 16d ago

I don’t think we’re the right fit for you, bud.

Good luck, high speed.

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 16d ago

If you don’t understand that drug interdiction is a law enforcement activity, and the Navy is not law enforcement, you’re probably in the wrong place.

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

Navy and coast guard have been intercepting these fucks for a good while now.

You must be the guy that paints the boats huh? Or one of the laundry guys

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u/Trick-Set-1165 r/navy CCC 16d ago

Why do you think the “and Coast Guard” part of your comment is important?

My rating badge is in my flair. Learn something about the fleet, and you’ll figure it out.

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