Video of border shooting: Justified or not?

[Tobra]

They were human smugglers. Nobody is trying to get smuggled from US into Mexico, so you have to be in Mexico to keep your business going. Pretty bold to charge USBP officer who has his gun out and is drawing down on you, more stupid than bold I guess.

Originally Posted by island911

I take it that it was the third shoot that dropped the guy. (were the 1st two warning shots?)

I've heard that there is another video that shows the guy who got shot as holding out his arm like he's aiming a gun at the the lone border patrol guy.

That is this video. Look closely around 1:20, arm extended, maybe he was just pointing at the officer

[Rikao4]

well the border guy pointed back & squeezed the trigger..
the 'good boy' had a record for human trafficking..


Rika

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by speeder

The video begins with a bunch of people going through a hole in a fence on the U.S. side of the river and running towards Mexico. The bike-riding BP agent grabs one of them. The rest of them run over the dry river bed into Mexico(?)

At the start of the video, there's one guy already through the fence, and the three other fellas are starting to go through the fence (into US) when the BP agent comes up. When the three "not quite through the fence" fellas see the BP agent, they try to run across the ditch back home, and he grabs one of them.


I think they should just set up sniper posts with beanbags and rubber bullets for a while, and scare the holy hell out of the messikans and give them some Hugh Jass welts with the beanbag guns and rubber bullets.

And if that doesn't work, maybe they could consider real bullets.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by KevinP73

Pet rocks are a very dangerous breed. But some would argue that it's the rock owner and not the rock itself.

Good one. That is funny!

[RWebb]

when rocks are outlawed... only outlaws will rock out

[Brando]

Let's get a copy of the surveillance video of our side of the fence.

[HelmetHead]

Get a visa/greencard and cross the bridge like any normal person would do...DUH!

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by Gogar

I think they should just set up sniper posts with beanbags and rubber bullets for a while, and scare the holy hell out of the messikans and give them some Hugh Jass welts with the beanbag guns and rubber bullets.

You're spending too much time in airy zone nah.

[Gogar]

Si, Si. Es Verdad.

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[Head416]

Originally Posted by LeeH

The way I consider the answer to your question...

If I were in the officer's position, would I have been in danger of death or great bodily harm, outnumbered, by people throwing rocks at me?

Yes. Without taking action, they would cause great bodily harm. They have the ability, and are demonstrating the intent to do so. Bang.

[varmint]

calderone issued a statement saying that 90% of the rocks that can be traced through serial numbers came from the united states.

[Head416]

Rocks that are already outlawed in the United States!

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

Lets see, if you pick up a rock and are going to try and kill me with it, I'm going to do my best to prevent it. If I have a gun, I'm going to shoot you. What else is there to understand?

Totally agree, but then if I am the President of Mexico I have to spin this to stay in office.

Someone starts throwing rocks at me, be it on the border with Mexico or Israel, I am going to defend myself. Its not a difficult concept to grasp once you have been on the receiving end of deadly missles like this.

[Racerbvd]

Well, knowing that BP officers are being murdered, I don't blame him at all for protecting himself & this country from invaders..