# "Shooting migrants in the legs".  Is this legal?  If Area 51 trespassers can be shot...

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-migrants-in-the-legs-is-this-legal-if-area-51-trespassers-can-be-shot/841133 "2019-10-02T02:47:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-migrants-in-the-legs-is-this-legal-if-area-51-trespassers-can-be-shot/841133/61 "2019-10-03T17:04:04Z")

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Well those people need to be taught that all people are people.

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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-migrants-in-the-legs-is-this-legal-if-area-51-trespassers-can-be-shot/841133/62 "2019-10-03T19:08:34Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Well those people need to be taught that all people are people.

You’re right, but sadly one of them has been elected president. That’s why he made the statements in the op.

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