• fubo@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      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?

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      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.