QUOTE(CUBSFAN3150 @ Aug 16 2008, 05:08 PM)
I AGREE IT WAS A BAD SHOOT. THEY SHOULD HAVE AIMED BETTER AND PUT THE S.O.B. IN THE GROUND. THE SUPERVISORS OBVIOUSLY WERE NOT MUCH HELP. THEY WERE THERE TO CLEAN UP THE EVIDENCE BY ASSISTING IN RECOVERING THE SHELL CASINGS.
IN THE MEAN TIME THE VICTIM( HA HA ) WAS COMING BACK TO THE U.S. FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT BEING PAID FOR BY GUESS WHO. HE HAS BEEN SINCE ARRESTED AGAIN FOR BRINGING DRUGS INTO THE U.S. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN.
ALL OF THIS PRETTY MUCH SANCTIONED BY OUR GOV'T. WHAT GIVES?
THE PUNISHMENT THESE TWO WERE GIVEN WAS WAY ABOVE JUSTIFICATION. ONE HAS TO BE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. THEIR FAMILIES ARE ARE IN DIRE STRAITS.
LIKE YOU SAID, THEIR SENTENCES SHOULD BE COMMUTED. IF ENOGH PEOPLE RAISE A STINK, MAYBE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. THEY WILL SURELY NEVER WEAR THE UNIFORM AGAIN, BUT WILL THEIR LIVES EVER BE THE SAME?
The cover-up what was got them put in prison, not so much the shooting. Here's a little tidbit that the general public isn't aware of and I will now let you know about:
The HK 40 cal.semi-auto pistol that Border Patrol Agents carry contains a RFID chip in the hand grip portion of the frame. They call it a "round counter". It can be used for other functions, such as locating a lost/stolen weapon, but it's primary function is counting rounds fired from the gun. How do I know this, you ask? Because I have seen this little wonder of modern technology. My neighbor is the armorer for his station as well as a part time range officer. We shoot together frequently and clean our guns at the same table. It's a pretty amazing piece of hardware; smaller than a dime and it looks like the "Smart Chip" on a satallite reciever card or one of those American Express cards.
Cleaning up the scene and diposing of the spent rounds only served to dig them in deeper. No Law Enforcement Agency in the country advocates or allows firing on an unarmed, fleeing suspect.
If you want to put forth an argument about the abuse of power by the Attorney General for the Western District, I can cite a better example than these two guys. Johnny Sutton (the Asst. AG in question) has a hard on for law enforcement, and should not have his job, but the Border Patrol case isn't the reason.
This case:
http://www.amw.com/features/feature_story_detail.cfm?id=1408 does better to show the contempt he has for Law Enforcement.
Gilmer Hernandez was a good cop. It's all he ever wanted to do with his life. His dreams were destroyed and he was put in jail for 9 months for doing his job. Even his boss stood behind him regarding his actions that night. Unfortunately, our Federal Prosecutor did not.
Oh, and the caps lock posting thing is bad ettiquite: makes people think you're shouting!
