# Technology doesn't work that way - SamuelA's Pit Thread

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**Created:** [December 3, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-doesnt-work-that-way-samuelas-pit-thread/803420 "2017-12-03T00:52:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-doesnt-work-that-way-samuelas-pit-thread/803420/1555 "2019-10-02T15:59:59Z")

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So, has anyone seen Sammy’s latest bit of lunacy?

> [@"Shooting migrants in the legs". Is this legal? If Area 51 trespassers can be shot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-migrants-in-the-legs-is-this-legal-if-area-51-trespassers-can-be-shot/841133/1):
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> So, Trump has expressed a desire, per CNN, to have illegal immigrants [shot](https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/01/politics/new-york-times-trump-shoot-migrants-legs/index.html).
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> This would be an inhumane, despicable act. And it doesn’t address the root cause of illegal immigration. (though, in reality, it might be an effective deterrent)
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> So my first thought is “no, this would be a violation of international law and a failure to use proportional force”.
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> But, then again, trespassers at the Area 51 base can legally be shot for entering a restricted area. The border fencing is Federal property and this is an international border. Could the Feds declare a military controlled zone up and down the border, post signs in multiple languages warning that lethal force is authorized, and fire on anyone that crosses?
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> Could the President make an executive order authorizing this? Is it within his powers?
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> If the answer is no, why can the military shoot unarmed area 51 trespassers to prevent them from seeing what’s there? What precisely authorizes this?

[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=882979](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=882979)

Although, to be fair, he was inspired by Donald’s lunacy.

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