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Originally Posted by Carth
In quite a few discussions on the topic of the stopping 'boat people', my usual go-to answer is snipers.
I very rarely get asked again, which is a shame as my alternate choice is Minefields 
Of course this is just me being the fearless and intrepid dick that I can be, because if I say "you'll never stop them" it just provokes further pointless discussion.
The monster is out of the box and growing, and you won't get it back in unless you slice and dice it. |
Probably because your suggestions have as much basis in reality as saying "I'll click my Red Doc Martens and say "there's no place like home!"...
It would be a crime for military personnel to snipe unarmed civilians who were not posing an imminent threat to anyone at the time (
and also against the detailed guidance is found in JSP 383 -
Joint Services Manual on the Law of Armed Conflict), and mining the busiest waterway in the world would have inappropriate consequences on the rest of the shipping (over 500 ships per day) that use the Channel...