[CottonBall]

Just imagine being pre-civil rights era, and two officers in Mississipi shooting a "citizen" (not a "resident") and not reporting it.

I'm not saying they didn't make a grave error. Or that perhaps there was something else behind why they didn't report it. But - as far as we know right now, there wasn't. If so, a decade in prison is a long time for not reporting the shooting. A reprimand of some sort would've been in order - but not of this magnitude. IMO.

[Alia]

Look at this posted by A.Hun:

"Because there was gunfire, the mandatory-minimum prison sentence the agents will serve is 10 years. The U.S. Probation Office in El Paso, Texas, has recommended 20 years -- 20 years away from their wives and their children, and among the type of people they've put behind bars."

Who is running the US Probation Office in El Paso recommending 20 YEARS "away from their wives and their children"?

[deport]

I'm not saying they didn't make a grave error. Or that perhaps there was something else behind why they didn't report it. But - as far as we know right now, there wasn't. If so, a decade in prison is a long time for not reporting the shooting. A reprimand of some sort would've been in order - but not of this magnitude. IMO.

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There seems to be more than one area of contention about this trial and sentencing...... But they were convicted on one count under the law which mandates a 10 yr sentence. Now it maybe wrong, applied erronously, needs revision, etc but that isn't what is on the books today, or according to this article. The Congress needs to address the issue as requested by some members.

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In March, an El Paso jury convicted Ramos and Compean of assault with serious bodily injury; assault with a deadly weapon; discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence; and a civil rights violation.

They also were convicted of four counts and two counts, respectively, of obstruction of justice for not reporting that their weapons had been fired. The jury acquitted both men of assault with intent to commit murder.......

......The conviction for discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence requires a minimum 10-year prison sentence. The sentences for the other convictions vary. On July 25, the U.S. Probation Office in El Paso recommended to Cardone that each man get 20 years.