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As far as I'm aware, booby traps are illegal everywhere in the US. Here's a source that states it's explicitly illegal in Texas if they are designed to seriously injure or kill someone. I'm not a lawyer, but certainly this falls into the definition of a booby trap? Can whoever ordered this be charged under this law, or even be charged with murder?

“Abbott’s buoys are like a trap set for migrants,” she said. “This is a terrorizing situation. You don’t stop migration by setting death traps….You treat humans like human beings, not like animals.”

Swim up to the buoys, decide not to risk it and instead swim back to shore, but now your legs are entangled in the razor wire (oh, excuse me “sharp metal strips” according to the article) you didn’t see under the water.

Imagine the nightmare of trying to dive under the buoys and getting your head and arms entangled in the razor wire.

What a horrible and cruel way to die. It’s like something a Guantanamo Bay torturer would come up with as a “deterrent.”

Abbott said the goal was to stop migrants from considering crossing the river. He has defended the hazard the buoys might pose by noting that migrants don’t risk drowning if they only cross at official points of entry.

So, it's a booby trap?

This is horrible. Agreed on removing traps that can kill persons. But I would like to know how these buoys are a death trap. No mention on the article either. Any thoughts on how?