Posted on 03/27/2007 3:57:24 PM PDT by buffyt
Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Compean is serving 12 years in prison for his role in the shooting of Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila as he ran toward Mexico. Aldrete-Davila was wounded by Compean's partner as both agents fired shots at him after he allegedly ditched a vehicle containing more than 700 pounds of marijuana. Aldrete-Davila was granted immunity to testify against Compean and his partner, former Border Patrol Agent Ignacio Ramos. The agents were convicted last year in the 2005 shooting incident near El Paso, Texas, and of trying to cover it up.
CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs conducted with Compean. LOU DOBBS: If we can, let's start with how you are being treated? JOSE COMPEAN: Very good. Actually it has been -- I have had nothing but good things to say. DOBBS: Good. COMPEAN: I have been treated really good here. DOBBS: Excellent. Are you still in the general population? COMPEAN: No. I have never have been. I have always been on the protective custody. DOBBS: Right. And how do you spend your days? COMPEAN: Pretty much listening to the radio and reading. And that's about it. DOBBS: Let's talk about -- if we can, go back to that day of the incident. You struggled with the drug smuggler. Why did you fire your weapon? COMPEAN: That was my life -- I thought my life was in danger. I saw what looked like a gun and me, I drew my weapon and fired, just like we are taught to. You see the threat, you draw your weapon. DOBBS: And you thought you saw him draw a weapon and point it at you? COMPEAN: Yes.
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Hey buffyt....How ya bump!
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Hey BobbyD! Doing fine here in So. Calif.
Sure was sad about Flyer!
And I am so depressed about Ignacio Ramos and Jose Campean being put in prison FOR DOING THEIR JOBS!
I am just sick over the case of our border patrolmen being sent to prison for 12 years for doing their jobs. While OJ plays golf, and Robert Blake does whatever. Our "Justice" system is such a BAD joke.
The story we are all told is the cops (Maybe FBI?) who were found dead after a deadly force encounter with their brass in their pockets. That was what they did at the range, empty their revolvers into their hands and pocket the brass, so that's what they did with the adrenaline lobotomy effect. Our trainers made a point of telling us to disregard our brass.
I'm not saying it's true, I'm just saying it's entirely credible.
Wow, CNN actually cares about border security and the USBP!
Color me skeptical.
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