Child from Honduras is one of two people dead on or near Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys
Child from Honduras is one of two people dead on or near Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys
Gov. Greg Abbott has rebuffed demands to remove a floating barrier that Mexico and US officials warned would become a 'death trap' for migrants.
Abbott ‘has the blood of a child on his hands,’ a congresswoman said. ‘No good person would do this,’ said Mexico President López Obrador.
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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.
The issue with that argument is that people supporting this believe they are fully allowed to booby-trap their house.
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.
Unless they're a cop, then it's called qualified immunity.
While I have no doubt that people believe this. The people charged with enforcing the law should be aware of the law.
The judicial system strongly disagrees with you on that one.