Mexican family sues US over killing

The Brownsville Herald ^ | July 30, 2012 | LAURA B. MARTINEZ

[moonshinner_09]

The family of a Mexican national allegedly shot and killed by an unidentified U.S. Border Patrol agent is suing the federal government.

The family of Juan Pablo Peréz Santillán claims he was standing on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border when he was shot the morning of July 7, 2012. Peréz Santillán was not armed, his family states in the lawsuit.

The incident happened near the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville.

The lawsuit is filed by Ernestina Cazares Santillan, the mother of Juan Pablo, and Amada Carolina Martinez Morales, the mother of Juan Pablo’s children.

Named in the lawsuit are the unidentified U.S. Border Patrol agent, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, The U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice. The lawsuit was filed Friday.

The U.S. Border Patrol said a group of undocumented immigrants pelted rocks at the agents and one agent fired his weapon in self defense, but did not hit anyone. About the same time, just south of that location, an agent saw a man pointing a weapon at him and fired.

[moonshinner_09]

The lawsuit claims Juan Pablo Peréz Santillán’s constitutional rights were violated by the federal government that allows its agents to use excessive force and engage in a pattern of brutality against citizens from Mexico and Central or South America--Of course Mexico has the most humane Immigration laws in the world, they do not rape women or kidnap women,children,men law enforcement hand them over the drug cartels who hold them hostage. In America the same Mexicans never sue the smugglers from mexico claiming, illegals constitutional rights were violated by the federal agents who hand over illegals to cartels, the cartel allows its memebers to use excessive force and engage in a pattern of brutality against citizens from Mexico and Central or South America in stash houses ?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

What about the victims of Fast & Furious weapons.. Were they bought off with amnesty?

[Born to Conserve]

Which constitution?

[moonshinner_09]

Paid off with sercet damage awards... The family this upset over agents, you know, they smell a lawsuit they are going for it 100%.Obama I suspect provided secert damage awards.Mexico never says anything about it nor does Obama.Almost like it never happened.It was made to go away

[mrsmel]

Who do American victims sue for all the crimes committed by the illegal scum who run over the border after contributing their bit of “diversity” to the crime statistics?

Speaking of diversity in crime, there’s been yet another elderly woman attacked and raped and her husband tied up, attacked, amd robbed in their own home in Kansas City MO. The animal who did this is described as a “teen”, 18yo. He is one Tony Putman, and he’s not Amish.

This follows the attack against the elderly couple in Oklahoma in which the husband, a veteran, was beaten, and his wife raped and killed by a 14 yo “Amish”. These animals have no place in society and killing is too good for them. I am absolutely sick over this.

[Paladin2]

Mexicans should learn to stay at least 10 miles back from the border. I know I do.

[cbvanb]

Exactly. A Mexican citizen standing on Mexican territory has no constitutional rights here.

[nvscanman]

Most people with an IQ above tap water understand that when you and
your associates throw rocks at people with guns you risk dying.

In this case stupid was fatal.

[Caipirabob]

The U.S. Border Patrol said a group of undocumented immigrants pelted rocks at the agents

I don't care who the target is, as far as I'm concerned it's an act of war or at least attempted murder.

[moonshinner_09]

Let you are I are any FR from America,start throwing rocks at Mexico border agents and watch how fast they lock us up and watch how fast Mexico border agents sue Americans, should they suffer any harm by throwing of tocks by Americans directed at Mexico border agents.