The Use Of Legal Force At Borders: The U.S. And European Union Experience

Alan Archibald

July 7 at 9:26 AM · 

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USATODAY.COM

White House approves military to use lethal force at southern border

The White House will allow military troops to use lethal force at the southwest border.

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  KK: Nobody said anything about lethal force other than self defense for those who patrol our borders if they are shot at. Publishing Democratic propaganda as usual.

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    Alan Archibald I just got back from Europe where EU members are not authorized to use lethal force. 
    
    This is how the use of violence plays out in Hungary, arguably Europe's most authoritarian state: 
    
    BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary’s parliament authorized the government on Monday to deploy the army to help handle a wave of migrants, granting the military the right to use non-lethal force. It passed a law saying the army could use rubber bullets, pyrotechnical devices, tear gas grenades or net guns, according to the text posted on parliament’s website. Hungary, a landlocked nation of 10 million, lies in the path of the largest migration wave Europe has seen since World War Two and has registered more than 220,000 asylum-seekers this year.
    https://www.reuters.com/.../hungary-beefs-up-border-with...
    
    The United States is an exceptionally violent country, ever eager to normalize the use of deadly force - a bloodthirsty passion that reached its degraded apogee in the "Stand Your Ground" era when Americans were legalally authorized (and often still are legally authorized) to "shoot to kill" whenever they "feel" threatened by "Trayvon Martin" or anyone else.
    
    "We Like War"
    George Carlin Video
    http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/.../george-carlin-we...
    
    Ah! There is one notable exception...
    
    When people-of-color feel threatened by police officers who, in fact, kill hundreds of unarmed black, brown and bronze men every year, these genuine victims are prohibited from using "the fear" justification even though they are threatened without cause more frequently than any other demographic.
    
    "The Deadly Oppression Of Black People: Best Pax Posts"
    http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/.../like-me-black...
    
    "Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"
    http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/.../gun-cartoons-and...
    
    The Key Question: If ever more guns make America safer,
    why are we not already the safest country in the the world?
    Instead, we are the most dangerous "developed" nation on earth.
    
    Please post or email your answer to:
    alanarchibaldo@gmail.com
    
    If you do not have an answer, ask yourself, "Why not?"

    

    REUTERS.COM

    Hungary beefs up border with army, warns migrants to stay away