Crossing the Line
The facts of this case are quite simple. Two Border Patrol agents shot at an unarmed man as he was running away from them. And then, they covered it up.
4 comments
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009, 10:30 am
Javier says:
Simply stated, Ramos and Compean committed a crime. As law enforcement officials, they are expected to obey the law. I have no personal sympathy for the drug smuggler that they shot, but Ramos and Compean had no right to break the law. Ramos and Compean were rightly prosecuted and convicted. Notably, President Bush did not pardon Ramos and Compean; their sentences were only commuted. That means that Ramos and Compean will be barred from future law enforcement service and will never be able to vote or serve on a jury. Although I disagree with the commutation, I believe that Bush exercised reasonable mercy in commuting Ramos and Compean’s prison sentences. I am glad, however, that Ramos and Compean were not pardoned.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009, 4:08 pm
Jonathan says:
It’s one thing to shoot an unarmed person, but it’s another to shoot an unarmed drug smuugler. Coming to work unarmed for a drug smuggler is like a NFL athlete coming to work without his uniform, shoes, socks, pads, playbook. One less non-American criminal should an example to the rest of them trying to bring their garbage over the border, ILLEGALLY. Congrats to these border patrol guys and to George Bush and his now private life.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009, 2:10 pm
Ron Bowling says:
If these officers had told the truth in the first place, this case would have turned out much differently. Any officer who lies, and tampers with evidence, deserves what he gets.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009, 9:09 am
DrHilda says:
A trial transcript and jury is the basis of our judicial system. However, another part of our judicial system is the pardoning allowance by the president and governor. I believe that conversations that provide extenuating information most likely are what made President Bush commute the sentences to pardons. Since these conversations were private it makes a good piece for reading, but we will never know the details of that conversation. My bet is that was a juicy one.
Former President Bush was an easy target for the press, let's leave him alone and respect the fact that he "served" this country, right or wrong, whether you agree with his actions or not.
Dr. Hilda
Hays County
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