[panthermom]

Another thing that really bothers me about this case is the jury. The prosecution presented the case that the agents shot an unarmed man and tried to cover it up. Please, how can ANYBODY, with a working brain, even think that someone carrying that amount of dope WOULD NOT BE ARMED??????

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Did the jury even know he was a drug smuggler?

[1rudeboy]

Please, how can ANYBODY, with a working brain, even think that someone carrying that amount of dope WOULD NOT BE ARMED?

If he's a mule, I can see it.

[Xenalyte]

Aldrete-Davila said he was unarmed. Isn't the word of a drug smuggler good enough for you?

Sheesh. Some people have impossibly high standards. :p

[Marine Inspector]

Please, how can ANYBODY, with a working brain, even think that someone carrying that amount of dope WOULD NOT BE ARMED??????

I've been involved is some pretty big drug busts (1,500 pounds of cocaine) and no one was armed.

[TKDietz]

"Another thing that really bothers me about this case is the jury. The prosecution presented the case that the agents shot an unarmed man and tried to cover it up. Please, how can ANYBODY, with a working brain, even think that someone carrying that amount of dope WOULD NOT BE ARMED??????"

I've handled thousands of pounds worth of marijuana mule cases as a public defender. In real life, it is fairly rare that one of these mules carrying hundreds of pounds of marijuana is also carrying a gun. It does happen, but in most cases they are not carrying weapons.