Flight line “line of death” orders really are, “cross the line and we kill you” for a good reason: A military jet on takeoff or landing has zero effective obstacle avoidance and ingesting you will not only kill you but also the plane and everyone on it.
Some years back a Phoenix reporter was wandering around Luke AFB (open house day) and, being all full of his importance as a reporter, didn’t take that “lethal force” warning sign seriously. An MP tackled him roughly at the line and the reporter complained to the base CO, who informed him that the MP was, in fact, in trouble. Not for tackling him, but for not killing him.
Nonlethal weapons in that situation are not a solution.
