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Originally Posted by clockworkengine  Nice theory, Ben. But consider the possibility that once it became common knowledge that the pain one feels when attempting to cross the border is only a trick induced by a device with a maximum range, the would-be border jumpers will just keep on running until they escape the range of the weapon.
Then the only difference would be that said border jumpers would have to suffer a little imaginary pain to enjoy the freedoms we take for granted.
Personally, I'm a little tired of all these "border solutions" I keep hearing from people. I know it's not practical considering finances and the budget and whatnot, but why can't we just share our freedom with others? Or better yet, why not just conquer mexico and force our freedom on them?
I don't spend my time trying to figure out how to keep poor people from enjoying the benefits I am granted by birthright. When I do think about it, I think of ways we could make it possible for anyone to enjoy this melting pot of a country. Yeah, it is unrealistic. But the more time we spend thinking about that instead of pain guns to hurt people who just want to be free, the more likely we are to find a viable solution. |
The pain isn't imaginary, and I think it's only nonlethal because you are forced to move away because it's so intense. I think that if you tried to withstand it you would probably cook like a hot dog in the microwave.
As for letting everybody in, well the quality of life would decline steadily if you did that. I lived in California from late 1983 to late 2002. In 1983 there were 23 million people in the state; in 2002 there were 35 million, and almost 20 million just in the area from L.A. to San Diego, a distance a little less than here to Jackson.
The population of Mississippi is 2.5 million. Now imagine nearly 10 times that many packed into the space between here and Jackson, and think about the quality of life.
There are 100 million people in Mexico. We can't let them all come here, and it's a security issue in these times. A pain gun is better than M-16s to the recipients.