[DoughtyOne]

I despise the foreign nationals who are gaming the system on your borders. I want them shut down immediately. I want the federal government to put and end to it, and man up to it’s responsibility to keep the states from being invaded.

That being said, these comments are not going to be a popular comment here, but here goes anyway.

Lethal force should only be used when your life is on the line. You don’t shoot someone in the back. There are other matters concerning this case that I found troubling. The men were convicted. I didn’t like it, I thought the penalty imposed was too severe. I still thought the guys had stepped over the line doing I job I want to be able to support them doing. I cannot support them when they shoot people in the back and take other measures that are illegal to avoid prosecution.

I am glad Bush commuted their sentences. I wish this situation had been avoided from the very get-go. At least they can get on with their lives now.

The criminal they shot should have been prosecuted to the full extent of the law. He is the one who should be sitting in a prison cell right now, and for a long time to come.

[Pelham]

“You don’t shoot someone in the back.”

I normally find that I agree with your sentiments. But someone who followed the case should at least know where the smuggler was hit.

[cva66snipe]

These men to be fair to them were placed in a no win situation inside what can only reasonably be described as a war zone. A problem Bush time and time again refused to acknowledge. The agents were doing a job which had festered into a situation along the border where our troops should have been placed there to secure it. Bush as well refused as much except token unarmed shows of FARCE.

What would you do? A man shoots or aims harm at you and your friends and then runs & ducks across the border? This situation evolved because neither party and no POTUS in the last 20 years would do what needed doing on our borders. The congress like Bush Pandered to illegals. I give these two the benifit of the doubt and support their right to self defense yes in the situation along the border even as far as shooting in the back. That is western mythical Code of the west origin B.S.law anyway.

On our southern border we are taling about a war zone type situation where no laws prevail except a strong show of force. The Mexican citizens and government will kill their own along the border how much more so a man wearing a uniform trying to defend it?

[Arizona Carolyn]

We need an email/FAX/Telephone campaign to Jeff Flake to tell him 3 DUI’s and THEN a deportation is not good enough... they get stopped, they are illegal, they get deported — period.

[CaribouCrossing]

It is refreshing to see that there are still people, such as yourself, who do not allow their emotions to trump facts and commonsense. Excellent post, DoughtyOne.

[khnyny]

The criminal they shot should have been prosecuted to the full extent of the law. He is the one who should be sitting in a prison cell right now, and for a long time to come

The drug runner who got shot in the a$$ got immunity to testify. He then went on to run drugs AGAIN into this country. The drug runner, who's name escapes me at the moment had family/friend connections to members of US Homeland Security. The story stinks from top to bottom and the real story may never be told. Unless, of course, Ramos and Campeon sell their story to the highest bidder which I hope they do....I hope they milk this thing for millions. Just a humble opinion.