Posted on 01/06/2010 7:50:55 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
DOUGLAS, AZ - A Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man just outside Douglas Monday morning.
The suspected illegal immigrant died in a helicopter while in route to a Tucson hospital.
It happened when-- according to a Border Patrol release-- agents lost track of three suspected immigrants in an area known as Bay Acres.
Agents eventually tracked one illegal immigrant hiding under a tree after receiving a tip and using a trained K9.
Officials say the suspect refused to come out from under the tree and began throwing rocks. The rocks struck both the agent and his K9, officials said.
A foot chase involving several agents began when the illegal immigrant fled the area. Officials say he started 'aggressively' throwing rocks and refused to stop.
One agent fired two shots.
Agents gave the suspect first aid while waiting for a medical helicopter. The 28-year-old illegal immigrant died while in route to a Tucson hospital.
One agent went to a hospital for treatment for injuries. The K9 also saw the vet for injuries.
ouch ... that left a mark.
Having said that - you are right, as I read the article... If he threw more than a dozen rocks, if you add them together, they have more energy than 1 bullet... Didn’t think about that.
US Border Patrol, doing the job no politician in Washington wants them to do.
Hey - don’t feel bad. I only caught it because I’ve just tutored a cousin through college physics for the last couple of months. The pile of dust I had to clear off my brain to get that done left a cloud for days... :-)
That's right. Blame it on the joules.
So I suppose the fence around Douglas isn't double. Add are there any gaps in it? They had to cross somewhere.
There is a port of entry. Here is a link to a map of the border fence at Douglas, indicating what kind of fence is there. This website also has photos.
http://americanpatrol.com/ABP/SURVEYS/BORDER-2009/TUCSON/TUCSON%20SECTOR%20EAST/HTML-TUS_EAST/Sector-TUS_East.html
I should also mention that if Mexico wasn't such a racist and oppressive country towards darker skinned and native people this death probably wouldn't have happened either.
To paraphrase Rush: “The world is controlled by the aggressive release of joules...”
Didn’t mean to offend you. I am a stickler for accuracy. Land mines would do it. And as for Mexico being a racist and oppressive country towards darker skinned and native people, it depends where you are in Mexico. In some locations, the darker skinned and native people are extremely hostile, if not downright murderous, toward the lighter skinned and mestizo and guachupines and gringitos.
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Not if the goal is to secure the country and prevent deaths.
And as for Mexico being a racist and oppressive country towards darker skinned and native people, it depends where you are in Mexico. In some locations, the darker skinned and native people are extremely hostile, if not downright murderous, toward the lighter skinned and mestizo and guachupines and gringitos.
Imagine the howling if America encouraged blacks to enter Mexico illegally because they behave the same way in some areas.
LOL. :-)
One down, 20 million to go.
I wanna know if this contributes to global warming?!?
Pretty much the same attitude as the Game Management folks on Ft. Huachuca. They wanted to make sure I knew the ROE for UDAs on Post. I asked if I could shoot them, and the game warden shot me a scowl.
Don’t you mean global “climate change”?
There are slightly less CO2 emissions now.
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