A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday while trying to enter the U.S. near a section of the southern border where Texas National Guard soldiers have prevented federal Border Patrol agents from processing and rescuing migrants.

  • @gAlienLifeform
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    2511 months ago

    So, these agents hear about an emergency situation at the park, but when they get there Texas state cops don’t want to let them enter, so the agents… Just give up and go home? Gosh, no wonder people in Congress are talking about more funding for securing the border, we apparently don’t even give our Border Patrol firearms if this is how easy it is to stop them.

    • @Mamertine
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      2111 months ago

      Are you suggesting the Border Patrol get into a shooting match with the TX national guard? Both sides are armed. It deserves a court case, not a gun fight.

      • @theluckyone
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        1211 months ago

        While a woman and two children drown? With all due respect, you can shove that court case right up Abbott’s ass.

        • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈
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          -1311 months ago

          Shut up. It sucks. But, risking an actual shoot out that could kill several people, possibly even collaterally damage, isn’t an acceptable alternative.

          • @guacupado
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            811 months ago

            Imagine this is what people said before the revolution.

          • @theluckyone
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            511 months ago

            So you’re fine with people dying, as long as they’re migrants.

            • @zuch0698o
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              -911 months ago

              Violence is not the answer. Advocating for violence is even less of an answer.

              • @theluckyone
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                711 months ago

                I’m not advocating for violence. I’d prefer seeing the Texas National Guard stand down and the Border Patrol rescuing the drowning people.

                Other folk have other opinions, apparently.

      • @[email protected]
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        111 months ago

        Don’t bring a gun to a tank fight. Don’t even need to shoot back, just roll over them if they don’t get out of the way.