Texas National Guardsman allegedly shoots across U.S. border wounding man in Mexico
Texas National Guardsman allegedly shoots across U.S. border wounding man in Mexico
The bullet struck the man in Ciudad Juarez.
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A soldier with the Texas National Guard allegedly fired a gun near the U.S.-Mexico border, hitting a 22-year-old man across the border in Mexico.
Mexican authorities and an advocate for human rights say the bullet crossed the border from El Paso on Saturday near the Bridge of the Americas.
It then struck the man in the leg in Ciudad Juarez.
According to the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), that man was not attempting to cross the border, but practicing sports with a group.
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If this happened as described the person who did this should be handed over for trial in Mexico. Which isn't going to happen. Maybe the Mexican government should send their army to the border to protect their citizens.
72 0 ReplyIf this happened as described, it's an overt act of war and Mexico is within its rights to invade the US, if it had the capability.
28 0 ReplyNo. That's not at all right. Accidents happen, no two countries are going to go to war over one random person accidentally shot.
It isn't going to lead to a nice conversation, but that doesn't mean it could (or should) lead to a war.
10 0 ReplyWell no. A single dumbass soldier has never been a casus belli.
6 0 ReplyI mean... Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by a single man
6 0 ReplyAnd that war is one of the first examples always brought up of needless war in an era of rich people looking for glory as a distraction from boredom and a way to gain social rank.
Not really a great example for this considering the refrain after was "never again".
2 0 ReplyI wasn't really making any larger point or comment about it.
Just saw your comment about a single dumbass never starting a war, and thought of good ol' Gravilo Princip.
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The mexican government ? Protect the citizens ?
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
10 0 Replyshould
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