The bullet struck the man in Ciudad Juarez.

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.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
    47·
    2 years ago

    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.

    • RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works
      198·
      2 years ago

      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.

          • Maggoty@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 years ago

            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”.

            • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              2·
              2 years ago

              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.

    • FLeX@lemmy.world
      812·
      2 years ago

      The mexican government ? Protect the citizens ?

      LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL