Posted on 02/10/2007 5:42:48 AM PST by truthkeeper
Border agents who testified against convicted co-workers will be fired
Men who were at scene of shooting terminated for changing their stories
by Sara A. Carter
Two Border Patrol agents who testified against two co-workers convicted of shooting a drug smuggler will be fired for changing their stories about events surrounding the shooting, according to documents obtained by the Daily Bulletin.
Sources inside the Border Patrol also say Oscar Juarez, a third agent who testified against Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, resigned from the agency last month shortly before he was to be fired.
All three agents gave sworn testimony against Ramos and Compean for the U.S. Attorney's Office, which successfully prosecuted the shooting case in March. The agents were given immunity in exchange for their testimony despite changing their accounts of the incident several
"When you give deals to witnesses like immunity, the government usually gets the testimony (it wants)," said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, a former judge and prosecutor. "This case is a perfect example."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailybulletin.com ...
No one ever said you couldn't speak your mind about your liberal tendencies. We also have the right to speak our mind about your liberal opinions.
And when you come here with an accusation of opinion that you think the border patrol agents were going to steal the drugs, then we have a right to tell you that perhaps you should look in the mirror and take a long look when you accuse others of "conspiracy theories".
Can we find common ground on that? (Of course, I don't even know if such a thing is done...legal folks?)
You know, thats exactly the kind of the healthy government and justice system and society our soldiers have worked so tirelessly and bravely to defend. A Tit for Tat that is the envy of the entire third world. /sarcasm
The bigotry and xenophobia shown in these threads is nauseating...and no, I am not calling you such, dirtboy.
Later.....
When you're losing, play the racist card.
Later.....
Bawk bawk bawk...
Absolutely. My guess is that they will get it with this new evidence.
You took the words right out of my mouth. That card is getting old...really old.
OMG! It's all so predictable isn't it? That racist card gets well used by the open borders crowd before they run off into the shadows only to appear again in another thread to try the same old worn out crap.
A reasonable response, imho.
It's a Federal screw-a-thon. Everyone gets screwed except for the Mexican drug dealer. FOAD Johnny Sutton and the other top ranking US Gubbermint scum down at the border. FOAD Alberto and other DC open borders traitors
It is hard to see such injustice without involving heart and soul as well as mind. This is the worst injustice I have been aware, of as affecting the future of our country, in all my 70 years, for the simple reason that so few see the case for the open border (and drug cartel) advocacy that it is!!
Yep, your job is to stop the invaders while your Commander in Chief waves them in. I've seen rankings of job satisfaction within the federal government and border patrol is near the bottom.
I have a strong suspicion that Johnny Sutton has just proven the Peter Principle.
Ok. I accept you see it that way and as such it is a very emotional issue for you. That makes sense.
Why did the U.S. government land so heavily on these two agents?
That IS the question. I guess one hint at the answer would be to read how the Mexican papers are covering this. It might tell us that this is shameless pandering by our Government to make our government look sympathetic and responsive to Mexico.
Of course, it is possible, along the border to find a lot of anti-American feelings. Remember, for the past 20 or 30 years, the border has been wide open and the division between Mexico and America has become almost a figment of map-makers imagination.
I do wonder about the juries who convicted these agents. But - even if they weren't antagonistic to "la migre", they apparently did not hear significant parts of evidence.
Yep, I agree based on what has been reported. (I have to add that caveat because I trust almost nothing of what I read. ;-) )
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