Posted on 08/12/2007 1:02:05 PM PDT by khnyny
SAN DIEGO: A U.S. Customs agent who leaped from a moving patrol boat onto a boat carrying undocumented immigrants was shoved into the ocean during a struggle for control of the fleeing vessel yesterday. The agent jumped aboard the boat as it was speeding south from the waters off Ocean Beach, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
The boat first was spotted by a lifeguard rescue boat near the Ocean Beach pier, a lifeguard spokesman said. When lifeguards approached the boat to conduct a safety inspection, the boat took off heading south.
San Diego Harbor Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection were called for assistance and intercepted the boat off the coast of Point Loma, where the Customs agent made his jump.
“He was trying to get control of the vessel to get it to stop,” the Coast Guard spokesman said.
At some point the agent was shoved overboard, and it was unknown whether he was injured because the agency would not comment on the chase. Agents were able to stop the boat and escorted it to Shelter Island, where the five people aboard were interviewed by Border Patrol agents.
Ping!
Attempted murder.
I’m surprised given the current administation’s attitude toward immigration in general, and illegal immigration in particular, that the agent hasn’t been charged with trespassing.
The perps “were interviewed”. There’s no mention of an “arrest”, lol.
That’s how I see it!
“The perps “were interviewed”. There’s no mention of an “arrest”, lol”
I noticed that too : )
so we are left to assume he is ok? sheesh
Call Johnny Sutton (Jorge Arbusto’s good friend) and get this agent a jail cell, STAT!
It may be more than just illegal aliens - it could be smugglers. There’s really not much info. or follow-up.
Interviewed????????
Tack on violation of civil rights for good measure.
Police interegate. Reporters Interview.
At the point where the agent was pushed overboard they should have blown that boat out of the water. Instead, they brought the smugglers in for an “interview” and likely just let them have their boat back to go on their way.
It’s well past time to start sending the smugglers a message.
Oh, don’t worry about that. Surely there is a Bush pal somewhere in the Justice Department who is salivating at the prospect of tossing the Border Agent into prison for 12 years for violating the rights of these poor undocumented immigrants who were trying to sneak a boatload of criminals into the U.S. As we all know now, even if the boat contained a ton of drugs it wouldn’t make a difference to Jorge. The Border Patrol Agents are window dressing, and the Bush family vision of a borderless new world order will continue.
“...they should have blown that boat out of the water.”
The patrol boats I see around here (Puget Sound), those would be Customs, H/L Security, CG, all have 50 cal. mounted on the bow. They’d make short work of a small boat.
“They’d make short work of a small boat.”
Love to see it once in a while.
" You say illegal aliens are attempting to murder ICE agents
and that they are setting fire to forests and fields along the border
to distract U.S. Border Patrol Agents to make their crossing easier,
and throwing Molotov cocktails at US agents’ vehicles, and
setting fire to their observation posts? "
"I'm the Homeland Security Chief. What do you want me to do about it? "
Of course not. King George and congress are far too busy figuring out how to reward these criminals. They don't have time to enforce the law and protect America and its border. But they do have plenty of time to jail and punish those border agents who do their jobs and at least try to protect our country. If these CGs arrest these illegals, they'll probably wind up sharing cells with Ramos and Campeon.
Well, in theory...first they'd have to get permission to fire.
Where is a .50 cal when you need one? NOT sarcasm...
A message we also didn't send when the go-fast boats and airplanes started importing hard drugs.
I think we have sent them a message several times, in fact. But it's too bad the messages are only that we have a President who has no intention of doing his sworn duty.
“Of course not. King George and congress are far too busy figuring out how to reward these criminals. They don’t have time to enforce the law and protect America and its border. But they do have plenty of time to jail and punish those border agents who do their jobs and at least try to protect our country. If these CGs arrest these illegals, they’ll probably wind up sharing cells with Ramos and Campeon.”
I’m surprised we have any Border Patrol left!
Thanks.
But the buck doesn't stop there. There are people far more powerful than the AG who appear to be more interested in prosecuting the agents than the criminals.
What do you suppose would happen if this happened to a Federale in Mexican waters?
No mention of a thumping either but I hope they got one of those too!
Welcome to FR.
Thanks again.
They probably gave them a bigger boat and a wad of cash and sent them on their way.
What is the use of having armed agents out if they allow deadly violence without responding. Throwing rocks and pushing agents into a cold sea from a moving boat certainly consititute the use of deadly force.
We need new leaders and new rules of engagement.
Shoulda sunk the boat with gun fire.
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