# Severe Hijack, about US borders, moved to pit

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949/403 "2023-08-28T16:17:58Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> What’s the difference between razor wire and you being a sniper shooting a child in the head, is that your question?

Yes. When putting up the razor wire, I believe the intellectually honest thing to do is figure, _hey, this could wind up killing someone trying to cross the border here._ And when firing bullets at someone, I believe the intellectually honest thing to do is figure, _hey, this could wind up killing someone trying to cross the border here._

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