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Originally Posted by The Geordie Jesus

Well presumably its felt that they have less chance of being deported from the UK, that they have more chances of dodging the authorities and think there are better opportunities open to them in Britain. You can argue thats a flaw in our system and that we're being too soft but the UK is obviously considered a more attractive destination than France. And when you've come that far I suppose the thinking is you might as well go that little bit further. The European leg is probably the least treacherous of their journey.

No one here is saying he and others like him should be encouraged or that he made a smart decision. But that doesn't mean you can't have some sympathy with someone losing their life in such a desperate way instead of cheerleading for it. There's fairly uncomfortable undertones to comparing an illegal immigrant to vermin or road-kill imo.