Watch and see how this plays in the media. I repeat... huge mistake. This is exactly what they want.
>Watch and see how this plays in the media. I repeat... huge mistake. This is exactly what they want.
Yeah, but these things always blow over when something else happens.
A thrown rock is a deadly threat. They were attacking our border guards, and endangering the man the border patrol was attempting to save from drowning.
Since you think the border patrol made a mistake, what do you suggest they should have done? Should they fall back out of rock throwing range and let the guy drown?
Should they just keep doing their best while being hit by rocks? What do you suggest they do?
In my opinion it was a clearly justified shooting. The border patrol should come out with a statement saying that they were pleased that they were able to save the life of the man who was drowning despite the attack, and that such attacks will not be tolerated, and that deadly force in the face of such attacks is appropriate.
The media is going to attack the border patrol regardless of what they do. If you allow such media spin to dictate policy, then they are in control of our border policy.
That is complete idiocy.
The agent was attacked and defended himself and the person the agents were trying to save.
People throwing rocks from the Mexican side of the border at border patrol agents, or anyone else on the US side of the border for that matter, deserve to be shot unless they were attacked and were somehow attempting to defend themselves.
If you think that our border patrol should not defend themselves or should have to run away from assaults, then you are part of the problem.
Not only was it not a mistake, but this might even help us. Just wait for some leftists to start harping on this, admitting in the process that they don't really care about securing the border.