The way Sutton has twisted 18 U.S.C. 924(c) in this case to prosecute the LEO instead of targeting the criminal as was its intended aim ought make ALL LEO’s cringe because in its precedence, if they use their service weapon during the attempted apprehension of someone, they subject themselves to litigation and possible prison - right or wrong.
The way Sutton has twisted 18 U.S.C. 924(c) in this case to prosecute the LEO instead of targeting the criminal as was its intended aim ought make ALL LEO’s cringe because in its precedence, if they use their service weapon during the attempted apprehension of someone, they subject themselves to litigation and possible prison - right or wrong.
Az, of course you are correct in that. It's just that as unjustly treated as they were, Ramos and Compean were not correct in their behavior that led up to this. It's what makes this whole mess so bad. They are very miscast as heroes in the play.
The fact that Sutton also wasn't correct in his behavior doesn't help. The original sin here is the porous "border," a wild and increasingly lawless Zona de Tolerancia with corupt officialdom on both sides of the line. SOP for a Latin American country, but a gddm disgrace to any American.
GW isn't the first President to turn a blind eye to this hundred-mile wide strip of hell, but he sure as hell is the worst in doing anything about it.
Johnny Sutton is merely the Mike Nifong of Texas. Rumor is that Sutton is a Bush acquaintance - I have no idea if so, but it sure stinks, no matter!!
Sutton sucks just like Nifong, and there are more out there (specifically in the far NW, as I recall). The system is broken and I fear stronger measures than normal politics are going to be required to get rid of these “legal scum”!!
I like Bush on the WOT and tax cuts, but other than that I’m having real problems with him - the “North American Union” (NAU) thing, for example.......AARRGGHH!! Ramos & Compean are victims of the NAU mindset, as far as I’m concerned!!