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Where is your outcry against the assaults on Border Patrol agents by Mexican soldiers?

Where would you get the impression that I am not outraged by that?

Why would I bring that up on this thread?

Nothing in that article was about that.

I prefer to stay on topic.

I don't like all of the illegals coming into the country either.

But my comments were based on my reaction to a couple of posters blaming the agents and calling the thugs "law abiding citizens".

The article had tons of information in there that made it clear these guys were not innocent citizens.

That's what my comments were about.

Northcutt and his associate may well be bad guys. Some FR posters prejudicially assume that the LEOs are the guilty parties in any confrontation with civilians without having sufficient facts. However, the Border Patrol faces far more serious issues than these private militias or those who sympathize with their cause. The Mexican Army units that have confronted the Border Patrol are better armed. Criminal elements, such as drug smugglers, have no compunction about killing Border Patrol agents if needed.

The year the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl for the first time since Landry's time, the victory parade in downtown Dallas degenerated into a riot. Teenagers who left school to go to the parade went on a rampage, overwhelming the police on hand. About an hour after the riot commenced, there was a Dallas PD unit running a speed trap about 15 miles north of downtown. I have no idea why this police officer was not sent downtown to help stop the rioting. It was, however, a poor use of police resources in a crisis. Similarly, having the Border Patrol shutting down these private militias, whose goal supposedly parallels that of the agency, is a poor use of its limited resources.

The rightful anger of Border Patrol agents and their families should rather be focused on the politicians who are not serious about tightening control over the borders of this nation.