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Every male on this thread that never threw rocks as a boy, raise your hand.

Your question is worded wrong. It should read, "Every male on this thread that never threw rocks at a law enforcement officer with the intent to do bodily harm raise your hand". I am quite certain most males would raise their hands.

Also, since when are rocks harmless. Muslims quite frequently kill people with them and getting hit in the head with a rock thrown by a young, strong teenager can cause serious injury or death. Throwing rocks at people should be considered life threatening, if the people you are throwing them at are armed it is also a very stupid thing to do.

I do not usually applaud cops(in fact I have no love for them generally), but this guy was within his rights to fire on the rock throwing "yutes".

Your question is worded wrong. It should read, "Every male on this thread that never threw rocks at a law enforcement officer with the intent to do bodily harm raise your hand".

See Post 14.

The Police Policy Studies Council: ..... The decision to shoot someone is the most serious choice a police officer can make. Officers throughout the state are instructed that it is a last resort to be used only in the direst of circumstances. .... the decision to use deadly force must generally be made only to save an officer or someone else from great bodily injury or death. .... And an officer cannot simply claim he feared injury or death. The circumstances of the incident must be sufficient to excite the fears of a "reasonable" person under similar circumstances.

In this case the teenager was on Mexican soil and all that agent had to do is to retreat beyond the range of a 15 year old's arm.

" .... last resort to be used only in the direst of circumstances?"

Sorry, it won't fly.

As the article says, Mexico may charge him with murder and ask for extradition. Given the U.S. Court's ruling that the 15 year old died on Mexican soil, the Obama Administration may very well agree to such an extradition.

As thing stand right now, the Border agent may still be criminally charged by the U.S. The FBI is still investigating.

August 17, 2011 : The FBI says this case is currently pending and it is still under investigation.