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US men indicted for alleged coup plot to kill and rape people on Haitian island
(www.theguardian.com)
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That's sort of my thought. Like should we prosecute someone for a thought.
If they had raised an army, or knocked over a national guard armory.
But ramblings from, I assume, drunks probably aren't national security level threats.
Not to say that family and friends shouldn't be concerned. It is concerning, but more in a those aren't healthy thoughts way.
I dunno
Yeah, it's seems like mental health intervention might be more appropriate than law enforcement, but this is an authoritarian government, and when you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Agreed it appears sounds like they didn't have all their ducks in a row. But the difference between fanfic and a plan is taking action.
If you write guro, that's on you. If you discuss a plan over text and go buy the tools, that's a crime.