Posted on 08/28/2006 3:03:33 PM PDT by Teflonic
Edited on 08/28/2006 3:45:35 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A national online petition drive is demanding a review of the case against two U.S. Border Patrol agents who face 20 years in prison for shooting a drug-smuggling suspect in the buttocks as he abandoned nearly 800 pounds of marijuana and fled back into Mexico.
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Signed. Thanx
Signed. Thanks!
Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila, a Mexican national, was shot as he ran from the agents along the Rio Grande after they said he pointed what appeared to be a gun at them. He fled to an awaiting van in Mexico. Mr. Aldrete-Davila was given immunity to testify in the case after being tracked down in Mexico by an investigator from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General. He is now suing the U.S. government for $5 million for violating his civil rights.
I admit it, this infuriates me to no end.
Stop the presses. I think we're on the same side of this issue.
Scary ain't it.
We spent HS resources to track down this drug runner in Mexico to give him immunity to testify against our border agents, who shot at him after he pointed a gun at them when they caught him bringing drugs over the border?
I'm speechless.
"Agents are not allowed to pursue. In order to exceed the speed limit, you have to get supervisor approval, and they did not," she said.
The Border Agents need to be prosecuted for wasting bullets. That mezzican creep should be feeding worms, not suing us!
I signed and sent this e-mail, "This political correctness has got to end,these men are being railroaded and if you stand by and let them go to prison for 20 yrs of their lives for doing their job,you Mr. President have more reason to serve this sentence then they do !!!"
That's frightening... the idea of you miffed no end. Certain people should be afraid, very afraid.
GW Bush - future head of the CFR.
Makes you wonder exactly what orders DHS has from above concerning Mexicans, doesn't it?
Mr. President,
Build that damned wall now!
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