I will not compromise in thinking that criminals must be held accountable for their crimes. The excuse of acting as an agent of the state holds no weight for me, indeed it can not possibly hold weight for anyone who is truly an Anarchist. Objectively, without statist tinted glasses, the DEA and other drug law enforcement agencies are criminal gangs. They have been directly responsible for hundreds of thousands of kidnappings, false imprisonments, armed robberies, harassments, assaults and batteries, murders, the list goes on. Indirectly they have led to widespread poverty, disease and death. This is done in the name of their paychecks. This is highly criminal behavior, and it must be punished. We can not excuse their behavior anymore than we can excuse the behavior of other robbers, burglars, kidnappers. The only difference is that they act as agents of the state. No anarchist can accept this as an excuse for their crimes, as anarchists do not recognize the legitimacy of the state. Thus, these drug enforcement agents are nothing more than common violent criminals, to ensure the safety of our communities we have a duty to hold them accountable for their crimes. Indeed I will not go against my view that violent criminals must be punished. I know that I am not wrong in thinking this way.