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[–] CookieCrumb@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I was about to respond "but that was the Haitian police, wasn't it?" But to be fair I don't think that matters. You are right police was involved and that whole mess will not have led to acceptance of UN troops.

But I'm not sure if the courts are saving people from trouble because the situation in Haiti obviously reached a point where the Haitian police and government are not able to handle that kind of crime rate. Otherwise they wouldn't have asked for outside assistance. And I think the first time they asked was about a year ago.

I would also hope that smart people have thought things through and came to the conclusion that this would be helpful the most likely and did not willy nilly decide that sending troops would be a famous idea. 🤷