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.
That is quite literally an act of war.
That is quite literally an act of
warFREEDOM, YEEEHAWW.An act of war is only such if the other side recognises it as such.
So if Mexico decide to see this has an isolated incident that can sorted out with some phone calls and hand wringing then it ‘quite literally’ isn’t.
And of course that’s what going to happen. To the point where it’s not even worth mentioning that war will happen. In short, a rediculous comment.
No…”An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator”
Mexico could use this event to justify war against the US. As you say, they will not — but they could if they wanted.
America went to war with Mexico when Mexico tried to enforce its border at the Nueces River which is north of the Rio grande. The US recognized the Rio grande (the current border). It started the Mexican-American war
Border incidents are always tense. Especially when the governor of said state, along with current presidential candidates, are calling for militarization of the border to protect from “invasion”.
Surely you see the difference there though. An official position versus an individual with no authority committing a crime. It’s only an act of war to the most sensationalist.
Yeah I wasn’t trying to equate them. Just showing that border incidents can escalate quickly and that it has already happened between these two.
if they were completely nuts sure
Alamo 2 has a ring to it though
America sucks. We are a gold plated garbage country of sociopathic owners and battered spouse peasants.
That said, no one wants to fuck with the war machine we maintain in lieu of funding the well-being of our society.
For context, there are 11 nuclear powered aircraft carriers on Earth, arguably the most potent Warfare platform Mankind has ever developed.
10 of those 11 are American. France has 1. Our supposed greatest threats are still rocking diesel powered junk.
An act of stupid
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.
If 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.
Well no. A single dumbass soldier has never been a casus belli.
I mean… Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by a single man
And 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”.
I 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.
The mexican government ? Protect the citizens ?
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
should
I was wondering how long it would be before Texas stopped recognizing Mexican sovereign territory. I’m surprised it’s taken this long.
Taken this long? Texas exists because they don’t give a shit about what belongs to Mexico.
This is not the first cross border shooting.
Sadly, it’s pretty common. The Conservatives of the US Supreme Court even weighed in on one of them and said it was a-okay to murder a kid across the border.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TEXAS, stop trying to be a Florida. We already have one and it’s called Florida.
No sports allowed! Only war
For those wanting more about Border Patrol killings:
Similarly, the actions of CBP officers also affect the number of migrant deaths. The CBP Office of Professional Responsibility reported that 151 CBP-related deaths occurred in FY 2021. This figure includes migrant deaths that occur in CBP custody as a result of use of force by a CBP officer and vehicle collisions that occur during active pursuit by the CBP, among other causes.
In June of 2022, the CBP reported a use of force incident that resulted in the death of one individual. Migrant deaths that resulted after high-speed chases by the CBP in 2022 have been documented in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
These incidents are currently being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations.
However, the comprehensiveness of CBP data has been scrutinized by the GAO, which stated in April of 2022 that “Border Patrol has not collected and recorded, or reported to Congress, complete data on migrant deaths, or disclosed associated data limitations.”
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-die-crossing-the-us-mexico-border/
Supreme Court Rules Border Patrol Agents Who Shoot Foreign Nationals Can’t Be Sued
