Would a sink the boats policy work?

[donnashuggy]

This poll is inspired by this: 😄

http://theaimn.com/2013/06/04/poll-woes-for-gillard-the-solution-possibly-the-final-solution/

Considering turning back the boats won't work.

There are some other good ideas like jailing all union officials and installing Gina as leader of the Labor party

[meh_too]

one would assume

[cherry*135]

No, it's a really cost-effective solution. Sorry if I let my PC mask slip there a bit. I did of course mean refugees from a life-threateningly dangerous homeland.

Sounds like Pauline Hanson has popped in here.

[topsidesoul]

They already destroy captured boats.

If you  could paint the refugees as vile horrible/money stealing/job stealing/ecenomic refugees/terrorists  you could easily talk the Australian public into sinking them on their boats.

With enough fear history has shown  you can tak a nation into doing anything a leader wants.

[poddster]

Donna, political satire is definately NOT your forte 🙂

[twinkles**stars]

What about not letting anyone in without a passport? Would that be a good policy to adopt?

You do know you don't have to have a passport to 'get in' don't you? Have never had a passport myself yet I wan't born here. 

[izabsmiling]

It can't happen can it ? I think that even during a war our Navy couldn't just sink an unarmed (may be incorrect term) civilian boat .

[izabsmiling]

something about them having to preserve live a sea .Is that International Law ?

[*mrgrizz*]

during war any boat/ship can be engaged in battle/sunk.

only ones that can't are one bearing flags of white....indicating surrender or wanting to comunicate.

and medical ships flying red cross flag

[azureline**]

They do destroy the boats... after disembarking passengers and crew.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Would a sink the boats policy work?

Of course it would. Hitler's 'final solution' would have worked too if the rest of the world had turned a blind eye to it.