Posted on 08/04/2008 10:15:39 AM PDT by kellynla
What happened to justice in America? It certainly wasn’t served on July 28 when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the unjust convictions of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. As it stands today, these two brave border protectors must now serve out their full 10-plus-year sentences for shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler they encountered while he was carrying a million-dollar payload of narcotics along the Southern border in Texas. What started off as simple procedural mistakes by the agents has turned into an unimaginable travesty of justice unlike anything I’ve ever seen in my 30 years in Washington, D.C.
It’s difficult to reconcile why U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton would choose to seek out drug smuggler Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, in Mexico to offer him immunity, unconditional border-crossing cards and free medical care in exchange for his testimony against the border agents. Ramos and Compean did not wake up the morning of Feb.17, 2005, with the intention of committing a crime, unlike the illegal alien drug-smuggling “victim.” They put on their uniforms, strapped their weapons around their waists and pinned on their badges, as they had for five and 10 years respectively, with the intention of patrolling our borders to protect America.
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Americans don’t smuggle marijuana into Mexico. When I said similar circumstances, I did not mean identical.
No. I don’t believe in the kind of justice that fires on fleeing suspects who pose no threat to the officers. If that’s the kind of justice you believe in, maybe you ought to emmigrant to Uzbekistan.
“Americans don’t smuggle marijuana into Mexico. When I said similar circumstances, I did not mean identical.”
So, what do Americans go to Mexico illegally for?
Your posts = blah, blah, blah.
For your info about a program on tv tonight regarding the border patrol that I thought you maybe interested in. I got a glimpse of a promo while flipping channels. It sounds like they are shooting from the perspective of the smugglers and illegal immigrants based upon this clip from their web site.
Episode Detail: Border Wars - Explorer
A report on illegal immigration follows drug smugglers and job seekers as they risk their lives attempting to cross the Mexico-U.S. border. Also: a look inside the U.S. Border Patrol.
National Geographic Channel
9 PM CDT
Thanks for the heads up.
Kelly
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