
Nazi: Patel wants Border Force staff who cause the deaths of refugees to be immune from prosecution. What’s the defence – that they’re “just following orders”? That was what the Nazis said too.
Somebody has already called it fascism, but in fact this is Nazism:
According to The Guardian,
Border Force staff who enact Priti Patel’s plans to “push back” migrant boats in the Channel could be given immunity from conviction if a refugee dies, officials have confirmed.
The home secretary is seeking to introduce a provision in the nationality and borders bill that could give officials legal protections in the event that someone drowns.
Whether the provision, tucked away in an obscure corner of the bill, would actually protect officers from conviction under international maritime laws could be tested in the courts.
Presumably their defence will be “I was just following orders”.
Wait – where have we heard that before?
Ah yes: Nuremberg. It was the defence put forward by German soldiers responsible for Nazi atrocities like the Holocaust.
And we know it:
“Border Force staff who enact Priti Patel’s plans to “ push back” migrant boats in the Channel could be given immunity from conviction if a refugee dies, officials have confirmed”
State sponsored manslaughter.
— Jon Jones (@JonJonesSnr) October 13, 2021
Still, there is a precedent. After all, government employees have been immune from prosecution over the deaths of sick and disabled people for years.
Well, that doesn't surprise me at all. The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) was given immunity for benefit claimant deaths several years ago.
— Samuel Miller (@Hephaestus7) October 14, 2021
Apparently people are being discouraged from pointing out the obvious far-right, Nazi parallels – so kudos to this Twitter user who accurately labels Home Secretary Priti Patel, the fiend responsible for this move:
Someone has told me not to tweet #PolPotPatel
I'm 74 I'll do what I fecking like
But don't you do it. Promise now 😊😊— cleckylad (@cleckylad) October 13, 2021
If this legislation is enacted and people die, she should be dragged out for trial in The Hague – and I, for one, would be quite happy to see her sentenced to execution.
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