People are responsible for their individual actions. Even if they are following orders. If they don't like the order they can do something else for cash or they can serve time in a prison. That said those out waving machine guns at people, for no other reason but they are there, and they want the money, should know in the back of their mind that some other guy is waving a machine gun at his grandmother.
The war on drugs is basically a war on freedom and a devices to employ government workers. Follow the money, right from the paychecks of non government workers right into the pockets of the government workers
I don't agree with the "follow the money" trail. If the drug laws were put to public referendum, we'd get the real answer on that question. Right now, our representatives have decided that certain drugs are illegal and Law Enforcement is paid to enforce ALL laws.
These CGs aren't trained to wave guns in citizens' faces. What would lead you to believe that? What would make you think that people, who sign their lives away for eight years to serve the country, are inclined to intimidate people? Please, don't be so quick to presume that people in uniform are radicals with guns with nothing better to do.
You are right that individuals are responsible for their actions. They also should be held accountable for criminal actions- check out the UCMJ, where you can see how we are governed. There is very little room for delinquents. How would you feel if a criminal were to wave a gun at your family? Would you want a policeman to come to their rescue? Or, would you want them to know that everyone is second-guessing their motives? Police will eventually hesitate to save someone's life because of this negative mentality.
You also seemed to have turned this into a "war on drugs" issue. It isn't. It is about the right of CG to search boats. They find all sorts of things during these searches- not just drugs. Are you against them finding smuggled children for the sex trade? Or, is your argument limited to searching for drugs?