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February 12, 2007
Agents Who Helped Railroad Ramos and Compean Fired For Changing Stories
The outrageous railroading of Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean smells worse all the time. As you might recall, they were given draconian prison terms as a lesson to other Border Patrol agents who might repeat their mistake of actually trying to defend the border, in clear contradiction to the wishes of the government. They were given 11 and 12 years respectively for wounding an illegal alien drug smuggler who had assaulted Compean.
It has come to light that the case against Ramos and Compean was supported by three other agents who were given immunity in exchange for their testimony, even though they changed their stories several times.
As former judge and prosecutor Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) observes:
When you give deals to witnesses like immunity, the government usually gets the testimony (it wants). This case is a perfect example.
Agents David Jaquez and Arturo Vasquez will be fired for changing their stories. Oscar Juarez avoided being fired for the same reason by resigning. But this doesn't get Ramos and Compean out of jail, where Ramos was recently assaulted by other inmates, immediately after a TV show aired that described his case.
It's one thing for crooked cops to get thrown in jail. When straight cops are imprisoned by a crooked system, their reception isn't gentle.
As Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) notes:
An overwhelming number of federal inmates are non-U.S. citizens who have been apprehended by the Border Patrol. The danger to agents Compean and Ramos was immediately apparent, and the attack against agent Ramos could have been prevented.
The government seems to be making extra sure that the message gets through to all Border Patrol agents: the invaders pouring over our border are not to be interfered with.
Meanwhile, President Bush continues to find other matters more pressing than pardoning Ramos and Compean, who have been sacrificed to his unconscionably irresponsible border policy.
Hat tip: Knowledge Is Power
Posted by Van Helsing at February 12, 2007 8:15 AM
Comments
The whole situation is pathetic. When those entrusted to protect our borders are hampered in doing their jobs, then we might as well save the money we're paying for their salaries and fire them all. We're going to need that money for support services for illegal aliens.
Posted by: Pam at February 12, 2007 8:24 AM
Who's to say the rest of us who don't tow the line
won't soon be wearing stripes? What about the bill
from AZ re: the minutemen getting threatened with
prosecution (make that persecution). How's that coming along?
BTW, remember the day when our Christian ancestors weren't known as "right-wing"? My grandparents would have raised holy hell had they lived to see this pathetic time in which we live.
Posted by: jael at February 12, 2007 9:46 AM
Durring the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Mexicans would raid farms and ranches on our side of the border, durring which time they were usally met with GUNFIRE.
What a quaint and old-fashioned custom that we should REVIVE!
Posted by: KHarn at February 12, 2007 3:36 PM
