This is infuriating

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Congressmen Want House to Probe Conviction of Border Patrol Agents
By Melanie Hunter
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
December 04, 2006

(CNSNews.com) - Republican congressmen are calling on House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) to hold an immediate hearing on two U.S. Border Patrol agents who were convicted and sentenced to 11 to 12 years for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler.

On Feb. 17, 2005, Ramos and Compean were on duty when they encountered Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila in a van carrying 743 pounds of marijuana. When the agents tried to stop Aldrete-Davila, he fled. Unable to shake the pursuing agents, he abandoned his van and continued toward Mexico on foot.

The agents' version of what happened next contradicts Aldrete-Davila's testimony. The one thing all agree on is that, while fleeing, the illegal alien and drug smuggler was shot. Aldrete-Davila was treated at a hospital in El Paso and then returned to Mexico.

After learning of the shooting, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton sought out Aldrete-Davila in Mexico and offered him immunity from prosecution if he would return to the United States to testify against the two agents.

The initial immunity offer covered Aldrete-Davila's illegal entry into the U.S., the drug smuggling and his unlawful flight from the agents to avoid arrest. Sutton expanded the immunity to include a subsequent drug offense, when Aldrete-Davila tried to smuggle another 1,000 pounds of marijuana into the United States.

"Ramos and Compean were convicted mainly on the testimony of a habitual Mexican drug smuggler, who was given immunity by federal prosecutors to testify," the congressmen said in their letter to Sensenbrenner..

This DA likely never expended 1/10 this much effort trying to convict actual criminals. TWELVE YEARS! Repeat-offender murderers often get less. I'd like to know what this salamander's agenda is:mad:

(note: illegal alien/drug smuggler was shot in the arse while fleeing, after a hand-to-hand scuffle with one of the agents)

[sluggish]

This should be a lesson to ALWAYS take a head shot.

[Vudak]

Is there any place a guy from CT could send a letter to on behalf of the agent patrolmen?

Because this is just ridiculous.  11 to 12 years?  I could see maybe 2-3 classes on "restraint" or some such thing as an appeasement verdict, but actually doing time for this??  That's beyond idiotic.

What are our border guards supposed to do?  Wave and say "come again?"

[RTSigma]

This is just plain idiotic. The guy even used his immunity to smuggle more drugs in and our guys get years for plugging him in the arse?

When are we gonna stop being nice to Mexico and just friggin put up that concrete wall with 40 ft trenches filled with hungry alligators and bears with laser helmets?

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by sluggish
This should be a lesson to ALWAYS take a head shot.