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[-] fubo@lemmy.world 60 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As a reminder, in US law it's generally illegal to set up deathtraps to catch people who could only get in the trap by breaking the law.

"You did something illegal!" is not, in general, a justification for murder.

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wonder if Abbott will insist that the judiciary has no authority over the 80% of the barrier that is actually on the Mexican side of the border?

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

He'll simultaneously argue that the court doesn't have jurisdiction outside the US, but also that as Governor of Texas he does somehow

[-] livus@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Schrodinger's Border.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I wonder what the local Coast Guard has to say.

[-] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

I can agree with that. Punishments should be proportionate to the crime. Killing should only be done in self-defense as a last resort.

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