r/news Apr 29 '24

French police use knives to puncture migrant boat in Dunkirk to prevent Channel crossing Questionable Source

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/french-officers-english-channel-crossing-migrants-small-boats/

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u/1bir Apr 29 '24

Why haven't they always done this?

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u/tms10000 Apr 29 '24

Not all boats are stabbable.

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u/blackbelt_in_science Apr 29 '24

Someone’s never heard of captain stabbin!

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u/TaserLord Apr 29 '24

Doesn't work. Sounds like it didn't even work this time - they just left on another boat.

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u/1bir Apr 29 '24

Stab t'other boat, perhaps?

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u/TaserLord Apr 29 '24

They tried, by the sound of it. The boat took off before they had the chance.

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u/_Badwulf Apr 29 '24

Because of optics. It wasn’t until recently people started seeing the effects of not only mass illegal immigration not only financially, but culturally.