“There’s no point in discouraging an officer, because they are mandated to carry a weapon. If they are going to commit an act of passion that is illegal, it’s going to happen with their weapon, so the idea of an extra sentence for “using their weapon” is silly.”
Exactly.
I firmly believe that this came from upstairs to demoralize the border patrol, anyway.
I am pretty sure this particular conspiracy theory is bunk, and that any failure to secure our borders is more due to general governmental incompetence than any concerted effort.
I also think the fact that so many people believe that there is a secret plot to open our border to mexico and make one big country has made it more difficult to rationall discuss the issues of illegal immigration and employment.