# Severe Hijack, about US borders, moved to pit **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 23, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949 "2023-08-23T01:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 283
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949/283 "2023-08-25T10:52:37Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Sheesh, dude. It’s breaking the law for pedestrians to cross the street against the traffic lights, too. Do you likewise advocate for posting anti-jaywalking snipers on city buildings so that they can stop those lawbreakers with “lethal force”? Are you likewise upset with Democratic politicians because they’re not doing that? I’d say the comparison to jaywalkers is inapt. I’d say the comparison — well, no; not _comparison_; the thing _itself_ — is summed up here: [“A majority of Americans see an ‘invasion’ at the southern border, NPR poll finds”](https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1117953720/a-majority-of-americans-see-an-invasion-at-the-southern-border-npr-poll-finds#:~:text=The%20poll%20found%20that%20a,invasion%22%20at%20the%20southern%20border). And I, as it happens, _agree_ with the majority on this one. You say that we, as, a nation, shouldn’t be straight-up murdering undocumented immigrants before we figure out by due process which ones are okay to come in; I say, make it clear to them that they can apply to come in via a legitimate process, or that they can follow the example of invaders who’ve shown up at the border and gotten killed upon disregarding the equivalent of a warning shot — and that we recommend the former, but that it’s their choice if they want to choose Option B — and if they decide to enter the Do Not Enter Or You Will Be Shot area, shrug with indifference and honor their choice. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949)._