I believe claymores require activation…? And, crossing the border unlawfully, absent any aggravating factors, is usually a misdemeanor. So indiscriminate deadly force to prevent a misdemeanor is ok now?
Anyway, this is just one of several posts I’ve seen lately that seem to at the least justify, and sometimes advocate, killing people in circumstances where I don’t believe it would be legally (or morally) justified. We’re constantly fighting against the perception that firearms enthusiasts are trigger-happy, bloodthirsty psychos, and then post stuff like this.
Even aside from all that, it seems to me to be a useful exercise to ask oneself “how would this sound if a prosecutor were reading it to a jury in my trial for a self-defense shooting?” before hitting “Post.”
So, just because the law books classify the crime as low-level, it doesn't matter enough to warrant extreme measures?
The numbers alone are unsustainable. The mayor of Chicago is asking for the governor of Illinois to activate the National Guard because they can't handle the number of illegals pouring into the city. If that's what's going on all the way up North in Chicago, imagine the problems being caused in Southern towns.
Chicago migrant surge prompts mayor issue emergency declarationHave to look at the big picture. As an example, say it's a misdemeanor to throw a rock at a bus. What if that rock strikes the driver causing him to run a red light and be broadsided by an 18 wheeler which in turn kills 10 people and injures 30 others. is he to be only charged with a misdemeanor for his one crime?
The problems are being compounded exponentially, and if we use extreme measures to solve such extreme situations, I for one will not say it was wrong. We have to maintain some semblance of order and security at our borders, or the consequences can be (and are) much larger than a "misdemeanor offense".
FYI, a claymore can be set with a tripwire, so nobody needs to "activate" it. Nowadays one can also use a motion detector, although i wouldn't suggest that for outdoor applications, since you don't want every animal in the dessert exploding your mines. Any mechanism that can cause the detonator to ... detonate ... the C4 inside will work.