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To: DoughtyOne

Putting the handcuffs on has been charged as an assault. The fact that guns were present brings the additional charge of aggravated.

Wrong, as usual. Handcuffs are not a deadly weapon. Two suspects were charged with six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and five of unlawful
imprisonment. The third man was with the two suspects but won't be charged because he was not armed and did not take part in the handcuffing of the illegal
immigrants.

243 posted on 08/07/2003 11:50 PM PDT by Cultural Jihad

LMAO, assault with a deadly weapon? Yes, you are correct. I had thought the charge was aggrivated assault. So anotherwords what the DA is saying is that these men should have been unarmed so that if they came into contact with drug runners they could have been shot and left for dead. What a great idea. Well at least they would be dead right. Sorry, I don't buy into that nonsense. I believe I've read a number of articles discussing drug running in that area.

The mere carrying of a gun does not constitute assault with a deadly weapon by my standard. What the hell is the second ammendment for. Although the reporter states the men pointed the guns at the illegals, we don't know that for a fact. Oh let me guess, the illegal alien's word was more trustworthy than US citizen's word.

These guys are being jobed.

Needless to say you are wrong again. The men were not charged with having holstered pistols, but assaulting these women and children by pointing their weapons at them. Such big, brave men they were, too, to shove guns into the faces of unarmed women and children. If they had smaller handcuffs I don't doubt there would have been 6 charges of false imprisonment instead of 5.

Wrong, as usual. Handcuffs are not a deadly weapon. Two suspects were charged with six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and five of unlawful imprisonment.

Trumped up charges designed to run off other citizen protectors of our border. The FedGuv has shown itself incapable of enforcing our borders. In a jealous rage it comes down on those who demonstrate Federal incompetence. Many in the Border Patrol want to do a better job but are held back by their superiors on orders from Washington