Greg Abbott faces more backlash as migrant child dies on bus: "Barbaric"

He won't stop because the cruelty is the point

That's disingenuous.
The point is to seem like he's got a plan for the migrant crisis by bussing them out of state.
And if he sends them to Blue states where services are better for undocumented migrants, isn't that better for the individuals? Or would they really be better off in Texas?
Regardless, my point is, if you don't try to understand why your political opponent is doing something, you'll never be able to fix anything.
- this is disingenuous.
  if abbot wanted to reduce the suffering of migrants he would coordinate with sanctuary cities to better allocate resources.
  suffering is the goal.
- Yes, his plan is to be cruel.
  Hitler had a plan to solve the financial crisis by oppressing jews. Is it disingenuous to say the cruelty was the point? Should we actually be talking about Hitler's terrible economic ideas?
- Regardless, my point is, if you don’t try to understand why your political opponent is doing something, you’ll never be able to fix anything.
  I agree, but there’s not much more “understanding” necessary when we’re dealing with child death. If nothing gets fixed after this, then what’s left to try to understand?
- Why won't anybody think of poor Greg!!!

I don’t understand why the federal government allows these buses (or chartered planes, or whatever) to continue. Since it involves crossing state borders, don’t the feds have jurisdiction?

I don’t know what the passengers were told in this instance, but in other cases, people were lied to. They agreed to go because were told they would be getting jobs and homes. I don’t think they would have voluntarily gone if they were told the truth - “we’re going to dump you somewhere as a political stunt. We’re not giving them any prior notice, so it’s anyone’s guess as to how you and your family will be taken care of. We don’t care, because to us, you’re not people. You’re just tools we’ll use to own the libs.”

When some creep lures a kid into a van with the promise of candy, and then drives them halfway across the country, we call it kidnapping. Why hasn’t anyone been prosecuted?

IIRC it's being worked on. I think they're working on builing a case.
- I certainly hope so! Thanks!

A child died while he was trafficking immigrants. Why is he not in a federal prison?

Enough republicans support this and many republicans coming from out of state are keeping Texas red.
Because he's a Republican and the DOJ would have to care

I don’t think the online backlash matters. The real question is if Abbott is receiving any backlash in Texas and it appears probably not much, if any. Texans need to step up here and they don’t seem to be doing that.

Half of us have tried and tried to vote this asshole and his cohorts out. The other half re-elect republicans after school shootings.
Personally I wish this state would break itself up into five smaller states so at least one of the five might be run by sane people.
Not.All.Texans.
But most of their voters sadly.
Blue areas tend to be disgusted with his actions, red don't care at best or think, "well that's what they get trying to cross illegally". The problem however, is that the districts are gerrymandered like crazy and the actual polling places tend to disproportionately be in Republican areas, which makes it hard for Democrats to get a real hold anywhere they don't already have control of. Additionally, the Democrats really feel like they aren't sending their best. Iirc Beto didn't originally want to run for governor, but he did because all the other options were so bad that very few people even knew who they were.

Mission accomplished from his voters' perspective.

As the conservatives cheer...

@HLMenckenFan

That's a murder charge if the parents did it so it should be the same for Abbott.

Jayzuz America. What in the fuck are you doing???

Murder??? What are you basing that on?
- The dead child, I would wager.
- Completely agree with you. It's probably involuntary manslaughter due to gross negligence.

A man whose actions kill children took actions that killed a child. Pretty much the face of the GOP right here.

Actually, he'll walk with slightly more pep in his step. He's making a difference. He got what he wanted most.

Texas: Dead migrant children are a feature, not a bug.

- I know it's not the whole State. But holy crap, the optics are not good. Looking at Florida as well.

Jail.

Big pro life energy

Ah but this is for the "pro-life" crowd, they'll eat it up.

Ask him if he cares.

Oh, no! Backlash? Whatever shall he do?

(Hint: the same thing he always does due to lack of consequences)

I'm pretty sure he won't be walking anywhere any time soon.

He doesn't do a whole lot of walking

I don't see the problem. No one presented with symptoms before getting on, and as soon as there was a medical issue, they stopped and 911 was called. Everyone acted the way they were supposed to. Kid was going to die no matter what.

@Blamemeta @HLMenckenFan
When authorities have lied so often before why would you believe, without quesion, what they say happened here?
I'll wait for the investigation to be completed first.
- Article didn't say.
A child dies on a bus where they shouldn't have even been in the first place due to lying politicians.
You: I don't see the problem.
Really?
- According to the article, everyone did what they could as soon as the problem was known. Are busses dangerous?
  Maybe I could've worded it better, but Im not sure how.

Keep those undocumented people down there, don't ship em up here!!!

Ignorant mf