Originally Posted by
SASless
How much force does one use against unarmed civilians that decide not to vacate the premises when instructed to do so?
You are being ridiculous in trying to concoct out of the box, blue-sky thinking, hypothetical theories.
In the case of the scrap metal dealers we send a couple of Jollies and a helicopter who only engaged when countered.
In your scenario we would send a local bobby to arrest them.
How many? Anything more than a handful would be ridden off by a 'coastguard' vessel. Now you can't tell me that other countries don't ride off illegal vessels laden with people. Oddly they don't seem to have heaps of ordure heaped upon them.