U.S. Border Patrol agents were backed down this week by armed men, dressed in what appeared to be Mexican military uniforms and carrying military weapons, who seized a captured dump truck filled with marijuana from the U.S. agents and dragged it across the border into Mexico with a bulldozer.
I commented on this somewhere else and will move my comment here. My reasoning for it? It isn't like we have the right to pretend surprise. This is far from the first time it has happened. Comment;
ReplyDeleteI have several questions about this. Wasn’t it the Border Patrol’s job to engage these guys and start shooting since a) they invaded us, b) they threatened law enforcement personnel, c) they were committing several crimes, and d) the act of war was already committed by the other guys.
Despite the spokesman’s characterization of “presence of mind not to start an international incident and not to start shooting”; the fact remains it was the Border Patrol’s duty to start shooting, and if a crime committed entirely within our borders can be called “international” then the incident had already started. I’m afraid “presence of mind”, is Newspeak for cowardice, all the way from the banks of the river to the highest levels.
I pity the next poor lone sonofabitch the LEO’s in that area decide to take their frustration out on, just as soon as they get 13 to 1 odds or better, after he is cuffed, of course.
Am I mad at the Mexicans, YES! Am I mad at us DAMN RIGHT, and ASHAMED, also.
I sent their police department the following email:
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Recently Mr. Doyal had the following to say, and as a resident of Texas, I want an explanation:
"It's a very serious incident," Doyal said. "We are very fortunate ... no one got hurt. Everyone had the presence of mind not to cause an international incident, or start shooting."
What, exactly, is his job? Forgive me if I am wrong, but it was my understanding that he was supposed to uphold the law and actually do SOMETHING to stop criminals. Is this true?
I cannot think of a more inane statement I have ever heard anyone utter. Don't get me wrong, he has the first part right, but the fact is that THEY caused an international incident. They crossed into our country illegally. Again, correct me if this is wrong, but doesn't that make them felons? Breaking our federal laws like that, and having such disregard for them IS the job of the police, or so I thought.
And then beyond that, they captured the 2/3 of the drugs and brought them back into their country. That makes them drug smugglers. Again, a felony. Aren't we supposed to stop that as well, or would that require Mr. Doyal to actually do his job?
The story that I read indicated that the truck broke down almost two miles from the border, so that means that the criminals drug it for two miles before they were finally back in Mexico. In other words, you had two miles to get a more comprehensive approach going, and to stop them. Yet you did nothing.
Or, is it your policy that it is completely legal if a citizen of this country wanted to smuggle drugs in your state, since you obviously chose to do nothing about it when illegal felons decided to?
Again, just please let me know... what is your responsibility in this matter?
It just baffles me when our own law enforcement openly ABANDONS THEIR POST, like some were wont to do in New Orleans.