Texas Rangers posed for photographs with the bodies of three of the raiders killed in an attack on the giant King Ranch in the summer of 1915. Once upon a time Texas had leaders who knew how to stop an invasion.
Posted on 06/08/2010 5:27:42 PM PDT by JoeProBono
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 15-year-old Mexican boy after a group trying to illegally enter Texas threw rocks at officers at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.
The shooting, which happened Monday evening, drew sharp criticism from Mexico, where the government said Tuesday that "the use of firearms to repel attacks with stones represents disproportionate use of force.....
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Sorry for the double post.
“..the use of firearms to repel attacks with stones...”
I guess it wasn’t “fair” that the Border Patrol agent used a gun in a rock fight. Mexico is saying, if their guys use rocks - we have to use rocks or it’s not the “proper” response.
Good grief. The agent had one perp on the ground and all the while these “youths” were throwing rocks at him. He fired in the air and issued several warnings - they didn’t quit. I guess he was supposed to just let them hit him.
Don’t throw rocks at men with guns. How hard is that?
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Law breaking Mexican juvenile delinquent thug shot dead for attempting to kill US Border Patrol agents - Patriotism high among Americans!
Ah, c'mon Isreal does this all the time and we never call it a disproportionate use of force. Chill out dude. Mexicans and Palestinians are expendable.
Put up signs in Spanish at the border: “We shoot rock throwers”
Finally at least one person decided to defend our border.
Perhaps if they are angry, they should boycott the USA...that would learn us....
“outraged Mexico”
The Mexicans act like the BP strung his body on the fence, like a dead coyote. They didn’t do that, did they?
If no, why not? When my grandfather did that on his ranch in Oklahoma, his stock losses stopped, at least for a while.
We haven’t spanked Mexico for quite a while. Maybe it’s about time again.
Past time. Many of us in Texas are ready. Looks like AZ is showing the way however. Where's Gov. Goodhair???
Now, if the headline was “Border agent shot by Mexican teen.”, well......it wouldn’t be a headline, now would it?
That boy is dead because Obama has failed his duty.
Close the damn border.
I still remember the day my cousin Tammy was blinded by a boy throwing rocks-Awful. She came up the roadway with blood pouring down her face.
Texas Rangers posed for photographs with the bodies of three of the raiders killed in an attack on the giant King Ranch in the summer of 1915. Once upon a time Texas had leaders who knew how to stop an invasion.
Interesting photo, will have to send it to my daughter down that way.
No PC politics back then!
Hey! Maybe Mexicans shouldn't be hanging out at the border, throwing rocks at armed, American border patrol agents!
Yeah, there's an idea!
Close personal buds of every president since clinton.
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