Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival faction of the cartel — forcing him onto the plane and flying to an airport near El Paso, Texas
This is a legitimate concern, but I also question Mexico’s ability to adhere to those standards and administer justice correctly when El Chapo managed to give them the slip twice, even while under “maximum security”.
People suspect that this argument is not being made by Mexican authorities in good faith, and it is easy to understand why people think that.
I’d say it’s more like it’s wrong to pretend that laws are what separates man from beast and order from chaos when laws are only loosely correlated with morality, and everyone’s personal preference on order vs chaos is different anyways.
It doesn’t matter if the argument is in good faith, or not. The issue is either nations abide by rule of law, and adjust as necessary, or not. For example, torture being reclassified under GW Bush administration as “enhanced interrogation.” By any good faith reasoning, it was torture, but the AG Yoo authorized it, so technically by the USA, it was within legal limits.
Apparently, this is considered treason by Mexico. It sounds like they’re seriously unhappy about this.
It was kidnapping and extradition without due process.
This is a legitimate concern, but I also question Mexico’s ability to adhere to those standards and administer justice correctly when El Chapo managed to give them the slip twice, even while under “maximum security”.
People suspect that this argument is not being made by Mexican authorities in good faith, and it is easy to understand why people think that.
So Mexican authorities should stop enforcing the law?
Do you think that in order to deliver him to the US he didn’t commit multiple crimes? Should Mexico grant him amnesty?
No, of course not. He shouldn’t have broken the law. That will always remain wrong, and it must be if we want to enjoy an orderly rule-based society.
But at the same time… I’m glad it happened.
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.”
Not particularly applicable to this case, just a reminder not to get used to the taste of polish.
Is it wrong to say that I’m glad the head of a cartel is in jail?
I’d say it’s more like it’s wrong to pretend that laws are what separates man from beast and order from chaos when laws are only loosely correlated with morality, and everyone’s personal preference on order vs chaos is different anyways.
I am more saying that “the ends must not be used to justify the means”.
It doesn’t matter if the argument is in good faith, or not. The issue is either nations abide by rule of law, and adjust as necessary, or not. For example, torture being reclassified under GW Bush administration as “enhanced interrogation.” By any good faith reasoning, it was torture, but the AG Yoo authorized it, so technically by the USA, it was within legal limits.
America doing something wrong doesn’t mean it’s okay for other countries to do that thing as well.
No one said it does; it was an example to illustrate the point, which seems was lost.
God I hate badfaitg
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“You’re not supposed to take the drugs outside.”
More the handing a Mexican citizen over to foreigners authorities in this case.