And even though the evidence indicated the fleeing Aldrete was shot from a side angel, Sutton kept claiming he was “shot in the back” to smear the Agents before the case went to trial.
Sutton’s abuse of his office is a far greater threat to this country than anything the Agent’s did, even if they did what was alleged.
That is without a doubt. The point where Davila crossed the ditch has only one clear path up the side(assuming that the ditch has not substantially changed in the nearly three years since the event). And that path appears to be steeper due to erosion. As it is, the present slope does not allow one to stand upright without sliding down.
As to walking up the slope with hands raised, that is not in the testimony. The only "hand raising" admitted to by Davila was when he was one or two steps from Compean. Everybody else that reported that particular event described it as fending off the "blow" attempted by Compean. I don't think Davila ever really raised his hands in an attempt to surrender. As he entered and crossed the ditch, his only purpose was to escape by whatever means he could use. All of this happened in seconds. Ramos was behind Davila as Davila crossed the ditch and would have been in no position to positively ascertain whether Davila was unarmed or not. No one had the opportunity to pat Davila down. So when Ramos crossed over the ditch, having lost visual contact with Compean and Davila, it is no wonder he fired at Davila when Davila "reached" back. Ramos heard shots as he crossed the ditch and saw Compean "on the ground" as he crossed the levee road. Shots tend not to have identifiers with them.
“Sutton’s abuse of his office is a far greater threat to this country than anything the Agent’s did, even if they did what was alleged.”
Worth repeating.
bttt!