EL PASO, Texas — A Border Patrol agent shot a migrant who was crossing illegally into the U.S. through a drainage tunnel early Tuesday, the U.S. Border Patrol said.
The agent, who was not identified, encountered a group of people in the tunnel around 12:30 a.m. The actions of a migrant who approached him prompted the agent to draw his weapon and fire, the Border Patrol said in a news release.
The single bullet fired stuck the migrant in the left arm. He was transported to the hospital with a non-life threatening injury, according to the Border Patrol statement.
The Mexican Consulate was notified about the incident. El Paso Police, the Border Patrol Sector Evidence Team, and the FBI will conduct independent investigations. They are looking at what caused the agent to fire, said Doug Mosier, a spokesman for the Border Patrol in El Paso.
The agent involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative duty pending outcome of the investigation, the Border Patrol said.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4940836.html
Here's the way the story SHOULD have read:
"EL PASO, Texas — A Border Patrol agent shot an illegal alien drug-running "coyote" who was crossing illegally into the U.S. through a drainage tunnel early Tuesday, the U.S. Border Patrol said.
The agent, who was not identified, encountered a group of people in the tunnel around 12:30 a.m. The life-threatening actions of a migrant who approached him prompted the agent to draw his weapon and fire, the Border Patrol said in a news release.
The single bullet fired stuck the illegal alien drug-running coyote in center mass. He was transported to the morgue, according to the Border Patrol statement.
The Mexican Consulate was notified about the incident. El Paso Police, the Border Patrol Sector Evidence Team, and the FBI will award the agent with meritorious citations. They are looking at the increasing danger faced by BP agents, said Doug Mosier, a spokesman for the Border Patrol in El Paso.
The agent involved in the shooting will be given an extra couple of days off, the Border Patrol said."
2007-07-03 08:49:46 · 10 answers · asked by Zoe 1 in Immigration
2007-07-03 08:49:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics
an excerpt from:
George W. Bush
"THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release - February 22, 2001"
your response?
2007-07-03 08:48:28 · 17 answers · asked by Nick F 6 in Politics
WELL MY 18TH BIRTHDAY IS IN 15 DAYS AND WELL I NEED TO GO AND GET MY TEXAS ID BECAUSE I WANT TO GET MY TOUNGE PIERCED ON MY BIRTHDAY.. ANYWAY DO I ABSOLTELY NEED MY BIRTH CIRTIFICATE?? OR CAN I TAKE ANYTHING LIKE MY SS AND AN ID AND SOMETHING ELSE? THAKS FOR YOUR HELP!
2007-07-03 08:47:47 · 16 answers · asked by first timy mommy 1 in Other - Politics & Government
Osama Ben Laden's family got rich doing what again? And among their American friends were what president and his president son? And when was the last time anyone even heard of Osama? Was he ever looked for? Do you suppose the Ben Laden's ask the Bush's to lay off? And yet people are surprised that Libby walks? What's a terrorist?
2007-07-03 08:47:30 · 9 answers · asked by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 in Politics
See, christians can shoot doctors and other christians protect them and it's all good. Conservatives don't like blacks, women, compassion for the poor, tolerance, and always give each other tax breaks and it's all good. Muslims hate that, but they are terrorists. How are the christian right, the Republican right, and automatonic consevatives BETTER than Islamic terrorists?
2007-07-03 08:44:52 · 6 answers · asked by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 in Politics
YA is full of questions saying "Clinton pardoned people, why can't Bush?" and "if Clinton got bashed for pardoning people, why can't we bash Bush?" I've got news for all of you - if YOU support one but not the other, either way, you're a hypocrite, but if you're consistent, you're not. So if you ask the question, why don't you start by saying how you stand on BOTH cases? That goes for every question like this.
2007-07-03 08:41:49 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
And the purchase is for work, and the cashier gives you change. In this change you find a valuable coin (say, a 1956 silver quarter). Can you keep the valuable quarter? Does it matter if you have spend out-of-pocket first for the purchase and then have to submit to your company for reimbursement (ie, the purchase was authorized, but no company funds were provided prior to the purchase)? What if you made a personal purchase along with the company purchase during a single transaction? Is there a higher ethical standard if you are a government (city/state/national) employee rather than an employee of a private company?
2007-07-03 08:38:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics
Why is it wrong to pardon Libby when CLINTON pardoned the following 140 people????
Verla Jean Allen, Nicholas M. Altiere, Bernice Ruth Altschul, Joe Anderson Jr., William Sterling Anderson, Mansour Azizkhani, Cleveland Victor Babin Jr., Chris Harmon Bagley, Scott Lynn Bane, Thomas Cleveland Barber, Peggy Ann Bargon, Roscoe Blampied, William Arthur Borders Jr., Arthur David Borel, Douglas Chrles Borel. George Thomas Brabham Almon Glenn Braswell Leonard Browder David Steven Brown Delores Caroylene Burleson, aka Delores Cox Burleson John H. Bustamante Mary Louise Campbell Eloida Candelaria Dennis Sobrevinas Capili Donna Denise Chambers Douglas Eugene Chapman Ronald Keith Chapman Francisco Larois Chavez Henry Cisneros Roger Clinton, Jr. Stuart Harris Cohn David Marc Cooper Ernest Harley Cox Jr. John F. Cross Jr. Reickey Lee Cunningham Richard Anthony De Labio John Deutch Richard Douglas Edward Reynolds Downe Marvin Dean Dudley Larry Lee Duncan Robert Clinton Fain Marcos Arcenio Fernandez Alvarez Ferrouillet William Dennis Fugazy Lloyd Reid George Louis Goldstein Rubye Lee Gordon Pincus Green Robert Ivey Hamner Samuel Price Handley Woodie Randolph Handley Jay Houston Harmon Rick Hendrick John Hummingson David S. Herdlinger Debi Rae Huckleberry Warren C. Hultgren Jr. Donald Ray James Stanley Pruet Jobe Ruben H. Johnson Linda Jones James Howard Lake June Louise Lewis Salim Bonnor Lewis John Leighton Lodwick Hildebrando Lopez Jose Julio Luaces James Timothy Maness James Lowell Manning, John Robert Martin Frank Ayala Martinez Silvia Leticia Beltran Martinez John Francis McCormick Susan H. McDougal Howard Mechanic Brook K. Mitchell Sr. Samuel Loring Morison Charles Wilfred Morgan III Richard Anthony Nazzaro Charlene Ann Nosenko Vernon Raymond Obermeier Miguelina Ogalde David C. Owen Robert W. Palmer Kelli Anne Perhosky Richard H. Pezzopane Orville Rex Phillips Vinson Stewart Poling Jr. Norman Lyle Prouse Willie H.H. Pruitt Jr.Danny Martin Pursley Sr. Charles D. Ravenel William Clyde Ray Alfredo Luna Regalado Ildefonso Reynes Ricafort Marc Rich Howard Winfield Riddle Richard Wilson Riley Jr. Samuel Lee Robbins Joel Gonzales Rodriguez Michael James Rogers Anna Louise Ross Dan Rostenkowski - Gerald Glen Rust Jerri Ann Rust Bettye June Rutherford Gregory Lee Sands Adolph Schwimmer Albert A. Seretti Jr. Patricia Campbell Hearst Shaw Dennis Joseph Smith Gerald Owen Smith Stephen A. Smith Jimmie Lee Speake Charles Bernard Stewart Marlena Francisca Stewart-Rollins Fife Symington III - ormer Arizona governor Richard Lee Tannehill Nicholas C. Tenaglia Gary Allen Thomas Larry Weldon Todd Olga C. Trevino Ignatious Vamvouklis Patricia A. Van e Weerd Christopher V. Wade Bill Wayne Warmath Jack Kenneth Watson Donna Lynn Webb Donald William Wells Robert H. Wendt Jack L. Williams Kavin Arthur Williams Robert Michael Williams Jimmie Lee Wilson Thelma Louise Wingate Mitchell Couey Wood Warren Stannard Wood Dewey Worthey Rick Allen Yale Joseph A. Yasak William Stanley Yingling Phillip David Young Keith Sanders Darren Muci John Scott (not a full pardon) Anthony M Pilla
2007-07-03 08:36:09 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3 in Politics
2007-07-03 08:32:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration
a. strict liability B. negligence C. intentional D.fraud
2007-07-03 08:30:41 · 3 answers · asked by ~Lynn~ 1 in Law & Ethics
Nixon's achievements include establishing relations with Russia and China and getting us out of Nam.
Compare the value of those to our country in light of the cost of his "abuse" of power during Watergate.
How would Nixon rate as a president if it had not been for Watergate?
2007-07-03 08:30:19 · 11 answers · asked by tip zz 2 in Politics
I heard this is the case in the UK. Might be a good idea.
2007-07-03 08:30:15 · 12 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics
Even before the Electrorate has voted in Africa Western Gvts already know the results . Are there possibilities of secret research that might have been conducted before elections to determine which candidates will win.
2007-07-03 08:29:00 · 8 answers · asked by roy 1 in Elections
"I believe that presidential pardon authority is available to any president, and almost all presidents have exercised it," Clinton said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "This (the Libby decision) was clearly an effort to protect the White House. ... There isn't any doubt now, what we know is that Libby was carrying out the implicit or explicit wishes of the vice president, or maybe the president as well, in the further effort to stifle dissent."
Does she she can convince us that the Clinton's pardons were done in compassion for misprosecuted cases--and not done to protect their sorry @$$es or for Hillary's political future?
2007-07-03 08:24:04 · 27 answers · asked by Cherie 6 in Politics
$1,000,000 or just pay the 250K fine?
2007-07-03 08:22:21 · 13 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics
2007-07-03 08:21:27 · 36 answers · asked by Eric R 6 in Other - Politics & Government
I keep reading 'libby was guilty of nothing' etc...
2007-07-03 08:19:32 · 9 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6 in Politics
Sure seems so.
http://pajamasmedia.com/2007/07/the_bully_congress.php
Congress’s oversight authority is not simply some looming omnipotence, to be invoked whenever. It is not Congress’s function to police the executive branch. (That’s what courts are for.). Impeachment trials aside, its job, simply and solely, is to make law. And everything it does must be in pursuance of that function.
2007-07-03 08:16:20 · 10 answers · asked by fourthy27 2 in Politics
More specifically, Ontario. For instance, would you get arrested for wearing a shirt with a curse word on it or a religious or sexual reference?
2007-07-03 08:15:52 · 8 answers · asked by Xendria 1 in Law & Ethics
Can a bar take California IDs but refuse out of state IDs?
2007-07-03 08:13:08 · 5 answers · asked by Andy 2 in Law & Ethics
http://actforchange.workingassets.com/campaign/no_pardons_for_treason
2007-07-03 08:12:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
we cannot leave, otherwise it will be genocide/civil war. if we stay, it is still genocide/civil war. Israel could be faced with another war, just similar to last summer. How do you think we should settle the tensions in the middle east and come to terms with the muslim culture that is so bent on the destruction of infidels?
2007-07-03 08:12:20 · 6 answers · asked by mattbudreau 1 in Politics
2007-07-03 08:11:46 · 16 answers · asked by maxyfart 1 in Politics
2007-07-03 08:10:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
Arizona's governor signed a bill Monday that prohibits people from hiring illegal immigrants and requires businesses to verify applicants' employment eligibility.
"Immigration is a federal responsibility, but ... it is now abundantly clear that Congress finds itself incapable of coping with the comprehensive immigration reforms our country needs," the governor said in a statement.
2007-07-03 08:07:24 · 5 answers · asked by clwood10 2 in Law & Ethics
The most infamous and controversial Clinton pardon, Marc Rich (Wire fraud, mail fraud, racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, criminal forfeiture, income tax evasion, and trading with Iran in violation of trade embargo). Even Dems were upset over this pardon.
Rich bought crude oil from the Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran while Iran was holding U.S. citizens hostage. This was in direct violation of a U.S. trade embargo -- and, in effect, helped to arm the Iranians by giving them needed cash.
Yet, Rich and his wife Denise (now former wife...he has since left her for a new chickie-babe) raised and donated more than $1 million to the Democratic Party in recent years and also provided the Clintons directly with a $10,000 contribution to their legal defense fund and $7,300 worth of furniture. Hmmmmm.....
In comparison, Libby is small potatoes. A man who did nothing except forget what he said to whom...
2007-07-03 08:06:37 · 19 answers · asked by Truth B. Told ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID 6 in Politics
2007-07-03 08:06:27 · 13 answers · asked by Ringo G. 4 in Politics
Obama will rack in over $100 million. Let's say he only spends $80M (he's going to loose anyway) . Can he pocket the other $20M?
2007-07-03 08:02:21 · 5 answers · asked by dar 3 in Politics
When it's been widely reported that it was Richard Armetage and that she was a desk jockey.
2007-07-03 08:02:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics
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