U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were each sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for wounding a drug smuggler. (Tell the President and Congress that Ramos and Compean should be pardoned.) The incident occurred last year when the two agents pursued the smuggler, Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, who was trying to make it back across the border from the El Paso sector into Mexico. During the pursuit, Ramos, after finding a bloodied Compean lying on the ground from a struggle with Aldrete-Davila, shot at the smuggler, believing him to be armed.
2006-10-31 13:18:31 · 8 answers · asked by libs_lies2006 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Old news thats been posted a million times
2006-10-31 13:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by angela R 1 · 2⤊ 7⤋
Well, Border Patrol agents in prison not surprised there probably like couple hundred right now taking bribes by American and Mexican people. If the Drug smuggler was using deadly force against the Border Patrol or a known thug in Mexico and Untied States they should be allowed to use lethal force. Also, If the incident of overwhelming force was used they should be held accountable also. Yet, the facts of the case need to be presented to actually make a judgment if the use of force was for self defense or poor judgment on the Border Patrols part. Personally, the military should be doing that job not the Border Patrol. The border patrol should check, inspect, and let people thru, or stop people from Entering the Untied States.
The military has the training to take on Drug Smuggling thugs better than Border Patrol.
2006-10-31 14:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by ram456456 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, and what was even more astounding was that they gave the drug smuggler immunity to testify against them. how ridiculous is that. Here's another slap in the face, the illegal drug smuggler is now being allowed to sue the government for 5 million dollars for "pain and suffering". for gods sakes he was shot in the butt. our country needs to get it's head out of it's @ss and band together and quit worrying about what everyone else thinks.
2006-11-01 02:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by thelogicalferret 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the unlawful alien replaced into harmless i might say no, yet being that he replaced right into a drug smuggler then you definately ought to evaluate the circumstances that bring about the shooting.
2016-11-26 21:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by papke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I know.The problem was they did not do their job.They was suppose to just let the drugs,and the guy come through with out any problems.But they stoped him,and shot him in the butt.
The problem I have is I didn't know the Border Patrol Agents had bullets.
2006-10-31 13:26:53 · answer #5 · answered by George K 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋
they were just doin there job and should not be charged with anything and the guy that got shot should take his sueing *** back to mexico
2006-10-31 14:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mike V 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
That's America for you... Taking care of everyone else first instead of their own...
2006-10-31 14:20:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
yes they should be pardoned start a petition
2006-10-31 13:30:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋