| Lengthy Prison Terms for 2 Border Patrol Agents Upheld |
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| by Tom McGregor | Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 03:57 PM |
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The Houston Chronicle reports that, “the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in The ruling sparked outrage from Border Patrol representatives and supporters of tighter border control and renewed efforts on Capitol Hill to exempt law enforcement officials from the mandatory gun statutes and persuade President Bush to commute the agents’ sentences. The Ramos and Compean case has become a controversial political issue, which has been championed by numerous GOP members of Congress and conservative talk show hosts and blogs. However, according to the Chronicle, “the three-judge panel ruled that ‘the government’s evidence, if believed, is sufficient to uphold the convictions. The jury was the fact-finder. The jury heard all of the evidence. The jury returned the verdict,’ the court ruled in a 45-page opinion.” In October 2006, Compean and Ramos were sentenced to 11 to 12 years in prison, respectively. They were found guilty by a federal jury on charges of assault, violation of civil rights and use of a firearm during crime violence. The convictions against the agents stemmed from the Feb. 17, 2005, shooting of Oswaldo Aldrete Davila.” To read the entire article from the Houston Chronicle, link here:
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written by Byron George , July 29, 2008 Let me see if I got this right. The man who was shot violated the laws of the United States by crossing the border illegally. On top of that, he is in El Paso peddling drugs. Gets shot in the butt and the police go to jail. Something is amiss here. My guess is he has filed a lawsuit for violating his civil rights. Buddy, you have no civil rights if you are here illegally. All of this could have been avoided if he had just stayed on his side of the river.
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written by Old Red , July 29, 2008 Byron, is your complaint with the Bush Justice Dept that prosecuted these agents, the Bush appointed judge who heard the case, or the GOP-dominated appeals court that upheld the convictions?
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written by spinachisgood , July 29, 2008 Proving,old red, that GWB is more like a liberal who has a disregard for doing the correct thing and prosecuting the real criminals How refreshing
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written by MRN , July 30, 2008 I guess, Red, from your point of view, the Bush administration is not all bad? You people complain that we don't disagree with the Bush administration enough, then when we do, you criticize us. What is your point, other than the one on top of your head?
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written by Mikey , July 30, 2008 Interesting how all righties are talking about illegals and "what part of illegal don't you understand?" motto... these guys did something illegal and you're complaining about it??? Make up your mind, either we enforce ALL laws like you request or just the ones that we particularly like... Write comment
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On Monday, a federal appeals court upheld prison sentences given to two U.S. Border Patrol Agents who shot a fleeing, unarmed drug smuggler near 
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