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As the heat rises in Texas, law enforcement is working to untangle a mystery involving the disappearance of a life-saving measure for migrants traveling through an arid region

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

If there is a way to kill a vulnerable person, a conservative will find it.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

I wish you wouldn't jump to blaming conservatives for this!

They would never do anything so blatant!

They'd leave poisoned water and candy little children like.

[–] donescobar@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

The “pro life” party amiright

[–] Omgarm@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I remember that Bible verse fondly.

And yay, Jesus said unto the people, "I have taken these loaves of bread and water and turned them into a feast for all^1^"

^1^ Does not include anyone with a slightly darker skin tone^2^ or from outside of the greatest country ever^3^ or poor or lame or weak or obese or ugly or that doesn't fit my perfect description of a person^4^

^2^ Unless that skin tone was achieved through baking oneself under harsh UV rays (real or artificial).

^3^ Obviously I mean the United States. That totally existed in biblical times you pedantic asshole.

^4^ Even if I don't personally fit this description, this absolutely applies to me as well. I can be fat and poor and worthless, but fuck all you other people struggling with life. Be born better.

[–] Omgarm@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago
[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Most likely Border Patrol or some group of “Compassionate” Conservatives. Who else would do something as inhumane? Literally nobody else has the motivation.

[–] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Border Patrol has a long history of destroying water stores left out for migrants. It’s usually plastic jugs that they slash open and leave behind to be found by the migrants, which is almost worse to find than just taking the water and USBP knows that.

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 17 points 10 months ago

a person don’t join the border patrol because they’re just some nice person who want to help people. it attracts a special kind of monster.

[–] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

law enforcement is working to untangle a mystery

Nope totally not us. We're good boys. See we investigated our selfs and found no wrong doing

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 20 points 10 months ago

the cruelty is the point

[–] Uprise42@artemis.camp 19 points 11 months ago

Are we sure they’re working to figure it out? Pretty sure they’re not. Pretty sure they know where it went. And why it’s there

[–] ReallyKinda@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago

No More Deaths / No Más Muertes Is a great organization that helps put water out.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Well, you see, that would be murder.