Originally Posted by
Hugnomo
Yes it is true.
So you think the dozen of children that died were coming in to kill us? What evidence do you have to support that extremely generalist and biased assertion? There are also maritime borders with specific jurisdiction. As it is described in the article, international maritime law was broken by the Italian authorities that refused to help.
If someone stabbed you and you called 911, and they refused to send an ambulance because you were *insert some label that people have prejudice against*, assuming things about you based on that label, you probably would find it unfair, and dare I say, illegal.