Just as tsls commented in the previous story, The John and Ken Show on KFI held a rally of sorts for the Border Patrol agents who have been outright persecuted by our government and now face twenty years in prison for shooting a drug dealer in the ass. Well of course, this story goes to Michela's core and Michela did not miss this rally. This story is a perfect representation of what happens when governments are run unchecked; they have so much power over innocent lives. And they can have a certain machination that doesn't stop once it's put into motion, even when all available evidence indicates that the machine should be stopped. I find it difficult to convey in words how every single aspect of this story demands outrage, but here's a go.
The bare essentials: 1: One Border Patrol agent was sent to investigate the fact that underground sensors planted by our government had been tripped. Another (Nacho), interrupted his lunch at the main station to go back up the situation 2: The first agent was in a scuffle on the ground with the suspect who tripped the sensors; shots were fired. The suspect had ditched a large white van. Due to the location at the border and the van used by the suspect, there was little doubt they were dealing with a drug dealer, and drug dealers along the border are typically well-armed. 3: The second agent pursued the suspect, who had managed to escape from the first agent. 4: The second agent believes he sees the suspect turn around to fire a weapon; he fires in self defense and hits the suspect in the ass. 5: The suspect continues fleeing and gets into Mexico. 6: The drug dealer has a mommy who knows the mother of a border patrol agent in Arizona. Follow this? 7: She calls this other border patrol agent's mommy, who calls her son, who calls some internal affairs type bureau now a part of Homeland Security. 8: Homeland Security sends a precious resource into Mexico to interview the drug dealer. 9: The drug dealer claims he was unarmed, and attempting to surrender when the agents tracked him down and shot him in cold blood (in the ass). Are you convinced? 10: Homeland Security pursues the charges against our Heroes.
The "Case" against the Heroes: 1: The agents attempted to kill the drug dealer in cold blood, for no reason. No reason whatsoever; never mind the drug dealer had tripped underground sensors in an area well known to be traversed used by drug dealers. 2: The agents failed to fill out some paperwork on time.
The facts: 1: The agents were convicted mostly on the testimony of the DRUG DEALER! 2: The van was ultimately found to have 748 pounds of marijuana, a street value of $4,000,000. Anyone believe the guy was unarmed and defending this booty with his pinky fingers? 3: Ignacio Ramos, the agent who fired his weapon in self defense, was nominated for agent of the year in 2005, so according to our Department of "Justice" (don't make me laugh), this agent went from creme of the crop to rogue manhunter in less than one year. 4: Ignacio Ramos, the agent who fired his weapon, had fired his weapon only one other time in his 10 yeras on duty. That was in 1996 under very similar circumstances. So according to our Department of "Justice", this agent went from not firing his weapon more than one time in 10 years to a rogue and murderous man just like that ('snap'!). Anyone believe that? 5: Both Heroes are veterans of the United States Navy. 6: The case was tried in El Paso, a pro-open borders town. The chances for a fair trial (we'll get back to why there was a fucking trial in the first place in a few minutes) were about the same as getting a conviction for OJ in Downtown Los Angeles. It was the OJ jury in reverse, as stated by the head of the Friends of the Border Patrol. I can't even begin to describe my disgust. I met Mrs. Ramos. I met Mr. Ramos. There have never been two finer human beings, and I pride myself on my ability to size people up. These are hometown folks, they are the parents of THREE children. Their youngest boy was subject to the front ends of rifles and shotguns as he anwsered the door late in the night when something akin to a goddamn SWAT team was sent to arrest these men, Veterans of the US Navy, ten-year veterans of the Border Patrol. The Attorney General in San Diego puts out some lame press release about how we have to let drug dealers captured along the San Diego border because there are so few resources to prosecute them. But I guess we have enough resources to give IMMUNITY to drug dealers and to PROSECUTE UNITED STATES Border Patrol agents. Final note...the drug dealer is suing the United States for $5,000,000. I'd bet that same $5 mil on the fact that this whole charade was framed for the purpose of filing this lawsiut, and the Evil Dilberts at Homeland "Security" (I just can't write those words together without my stomach turning) played right into their hands. Perhaps they're in on the scheme. Does anyone feel safer now that a drug dealer has immunity and two Veterans of the United States Navy and the US Border Patrol might go to prison for twenty years?
Do you feel safer now? No? Say a big thank you to the following:
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, (202) 353-1555 Prosecutor of our Heroes
Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Kanof, (915) 534-6884 Defender of this outrageous policy
US President George W. Bush, (202) 456-1111
PLEASE CALL THESE ASSHOLES AND TELL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HOW MUCH SAFER YOU FEEL!
And for one final, final note, according to the official Department of "Justice" website, the prosecutor of this case has the official title of "Chief, Major Crimes." Then BITCH, why weren't you going after the major criminal, the DRUG DEALER? This case sickens me so much I can't even think about it anymore.
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