Abbott ‘has the blood of a child on his hands,’ a congresswoman said. ‘No good person would do this,’ said Mexico President López Obrador.

  • @betterdeadthanreddit
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    4211 months ago

    Almost like adding unsupervised obstacles to a dangerous environment contributes to harmful outcomes. Somebody should get paid to write up an article on the subject for the Journal of Foreseeable Consequences.

    If I booby-trap my home and somebody gets killed trying to break in, I (rightfully) go to prison for murder. If a politician booby-traps a border (with exceptions for situations involving war) and somebody gets killed trying to cross, they should end up behind bars too.

    • Uprise42
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      1811 months ago

      The issue with that argument is that people supporting this believe they are fully allowed to booby-trap their house.

      • @betterdeadthanreddit
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        1311 months ago

        Luckily, ignorance of the law does not insulate those individuals from consequences if they act on their incorrect beliefs. Just wish we’d apply the same line of thinking without regard for the perpetrator’s level of political influence.

      • @afraid_of_zombies
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        711 months ago

        While I have no doubt that people believe this. The people charged with enforcing the law should be aware of the law.

        • @MostlyBirds
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          411 months ago

          The judicial system strongly disagrees with you on that one.