More Border Agent Prosecutions
This from the Federalist Patriot:
Another Border Patrol agent, Jesus Diaz, has been prosecuted by Johnny Sutton, federal attorney for the Western District of Texas. In 2006, Sutton put two other agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean away for "violating the rights" of a fleeing Mexican drug smuggler. Sutton's tactics raised great protests, even from such senators as Dianne Feinstein and Arlen Specter.
A Border Patrol veteran, Diaz is married to another agent, Diana Diaz, and has four children, including a six-month-old he has never met. He is being held in solitary confinement for his own protection from the illegals who fill the prison he's in. He is allowed only two 20-minute visits per week.
Diaz was prosecuted for excessive force under color of authority against an illegal alien, a charge more serious than murder for an average citizen. His crime consisted of forcing an uncooperative suspect to the ground by raising the offender's handcuffs. Even though pictures taken of the man soon after the arrest showed no signs of abuse, Mexico complained, and Sutton filed charges.
As in the 2006 trials, the "victim" received full immunity plus a visa to come and go in the U.S. (which he promptly used to smuggle drugs again). Sutton carefully controlled everything the jury heard and suppressed exculpatory evidence. When the first trial ended in a mistrial, he re-filed. This time he got his conviction, despite prosecution witnesses having changed their stories and some indicating that they had lied to the grand jury. Diaz could get 10-35 years simply for doing his job when he's sentenced in September. Diana Diaz perhaps states the obvious when she says that these prosecutions are causing other agents "to think twice" when bracing the Mexican invaders.
Postscript: A recent Government Accountability Office report indicates that only 129 miles of the 1,954 mile U.S.-Mexico border is "controlled" by the federal government. The Mexican cartels control the rest.
Another Border Patrol agent, Jesus Diaz, has been prosecuted by Johnny Sutton, federal attorney for the Western District of Texas. In 2006, Sutton put two other agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean away for "violating the rights" of a fleeing Mexican drug smuggler. Sutton's tactics raised great protests, even from such senators as Dianne Feinstein and Arlen Specter.
A Border Patrol veteran, Diaz is married to another agent, Diana Diaz, and has four children, including a six-month-old he has never met. He is being held in solitary confinement for his own protection from the illegals who fill the prison he's in. He is allowed only two 20-minute visits per week.
Diaz was prosecuted for excessive force under color of authority against an illegal alien, a charge more serious than murder for an average citizen. His crime consisted of forcing an uncooperative suspect to the ground by raising the offender's handcuffs. Even though pictures taken of the man soon after the arrest showed no signs of abuse, Mexico complained, and Sutton filed charges.
As in the 2006 trials, the "victim" received full immunity plus a visa to come and go in the U.S. (which he promptly used to smuggle drugs again). Sutton carefully controlled everything the jury heard and suppressed exculpatory evidence. When the first trial ended in a mistrial, he re-filed. This time he got his conviction, despite prosecution witnesses having changed their stories and some indicating that they had lied to the grand jury. Diaz could get 10-35 years simply for doing his job when he's sentenced in September. Diana Diaz perhaps states the obvious when she says that these prosecutions are causing other agents "to think twice" when bracing the Mexican invaders.
Postscript: A recent Government Accountability Office report indicates that only 129 miles of the 1,954 mile U.S.-Mexico border is "controlled" by the federal government. The Mexican cartels control the rest.
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 4:37 AM
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