▲ 405 ▼ Texas National Guardsman allegedly shoots across U.S. border wounding man in Mexico (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) if they were completely nuts sure permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago Could you imagine the actual amount of ass kicking Mexico would receive of they declared war on the US? Well, probably not. The US might just fortify its border with troops and material and try to talk them down. All while blasting anything that comes across the border. permalink fedilink source parent [–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Alamo 2 has a ring to it though permalink fedilink source parent [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) if they were completely nuts sure permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago Could you imagine the actual amount of ass kicking Mexico would receive of they declared war on the US? Well, probably not. The US might just fortify its border with troops and material and try to talk them down. All while blasting anything that comes across the border. permalink fedilink source parent [–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Alamo 2 has a ring to it though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago Could you imagine the actual amount of ass kicking Mexico would receive of they declared war on the US? Well, probably not. The US might just fortify its border with troops and material and try to talk them down. All while blasting anything that comes across the border. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Alamo 2 has a ring to it though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent