Due process and presumption of innocence.
As far as US judicial system is concerned Osama and Pablo are innocent.
It is always better to try people in court then kill them, because it limits the chances that someone innocent can be killed.
As far as US judicial system is concerned Osama and Pablo are innocent.
It is always better to try people in court then kill them, because it limits the chances that someone innocent can be killed.
And the nightmare for witnesses will continue after the trial, because they're never, ever, going to be safe.
It's not a problem with an easy answer.
Also cartel knows who are the key witnesses. It is not like the El Chappo discussed his business with infinite number of people. I would say 10-20 max if not less. So they just make a list and see who is present/not present and where are their families.
Though I am not even sure prosecution needs star witnesses. I don’t think there is a juror left who has no opinion on El Chappo.
The bigger problem is that dealing with El Chappo, killing or otherwise, is not actually solving the problem of cartels having nearly infinite resources to pursue informants/witnesses.
In a way dealing with cartel is like dealing with a state actor, but without traditional tools because they are outside the international law.
The only way is legalize the whole thing to bring drug trade into legal framework.
In the end the only leverage USA has is its market. So if they give market to legal entities, cartels and violence associated with them will go away.
Oil is legalized in the US, yet a cartel has until recently dominated that market, and OPEC’s members certainly use violence to maintain their control. The only thing displacing OPEC now isn’t a free market, it’s local production.
Standard Oil, the Seven Sisters, the As-Is agreement, Texaas Raialroad Commission, National Producers, OPEC.
There are economic reasons.
Osama bin Laden was tried and convicted for the first WTC bombing
I know this is the cornerstone of all law in western countries but its a really difficult thing to argue for in this case.
Like maybe someone learned mind control and made El Chapo do it. But when he is not under mind control he is 100% law abiding citizen.
It will be a crazy defense, but it will be up to jury determine if that is the case.
Or another scenario is that El Chappo had no choice because rogue officials in the US demanded him smuggle drugs to the US or his family will be killed.