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Following on from my last post, tragic events in Paris today show the risks of terrorism against the west right now.
In an environment where masked gunmen can murder a dozen people in the middle of a city, including police officers, any moron who decides to break into a military base deserves the harshest possible punishment.
I hope whoever deals with them in court thinks similarly, and throws the book at them.
Our security patrols will struggle if they see interlopers on the base but can't defend themselves in case they're idiotic protestors. But what if they're not, and are armed, trained people, intent on killing?
In an environment where masked gunmen can murder a dozen people in the middle of a city, including police officers, any moron who decides to break into a military base deserves the harshest possible punishment.
I hope whoever deals with them in court thinks similarly, and throws the book at them.
Our security patrols will struggle if they see interlopers on the base but can't defend themselves in case they're idiotic protestors. But what if they're not, and are armed, trained people, intent on killing?
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Simple - place anti-personnel minefields inside the fence-line. Put up warning signs every 10 meters, and publicise it widely.
No one has to decide if they are protesters or terrorists - by their illegal intrusion onto the base, and their damaging of the fence, they bear 100% of the responsibility for what happens next.
No one has to decide if they are protesters or terrorists - by their illegal intrusion onto the base, and their damaging of the fence, they bear 100% of the responsibility for what happens next.
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Simple - place anti-personnel minefields inside the fence-line. Put up warning signs every 10 meters, and publicise it widely
And besides, a death sentence for trespassing would certainly be viewed as being extreme.
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Simple - place anti-personnel minefields inside the fence-line. Put up warning signs every 10 meters, and publicise it widely
IIRC, the UK is a signatory of the Ottawa Treaty, which bans anti-personnel mines. So no can do.
Simple - place anti-personnel minefields inside the fence-line. Put up warning signs every 10 meters, and publicise it widely
IIRC, the UK is a signatory of the Ottawa Treaty, which bans anti-personnel mines. So no can do.
All it needs is some common sense, which the guards appear to be applying.
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All it needs is some common sense, which the guards appear to be applying.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
What rule requires mines to be laid behind a mines warning notice?
A mine field with no mines is the ideal: deters without endangering anyone.
A mine field with no mines is the ideal: deters without endangering anyone.
