No, it was not just a he said/she said. The story comes from other agents. The story also comes from all of the testimony of the two agents.

The story that you posted was told by the prosecutor - not exactly a disinterested party in this case.

The story that you posted was told by the prosecutor - not exactly a disinterested party in this case.

 

Come on. The posted info was pulled from testimony.

 

Do you really think a prosecutor would put out an official document in which he lies about testimony that doesn't take a first year college freshman to see if he's telling the truth or not? Come on.

Are we accomplishing anything here?:isurrender:

Come on. The posted info was pulled from testimony.

 

Do you really think a prosecutor would put out an official document in which he lies about testimony that doesn't take a first year college freshman to see if he's telling the truth or not? Come on.

:laugh: I will try to remember that prosecutors never spin the facts of a case when speaking publicly about them. Especially in a case where they have encountered heavy criticism of their decisions. :notworthy:

And you believe that Aldrete, the Mexican drug thug, was a credible witness why?

Is it not unusual for the federal government to entice a Mexican criminal to return to the US in exchange for immunity to testify against a border agent? How often has this ever happened, since you believe that this was not an unusual occurrance.

See below. What were you saying about ignoring facts and being misleading? Who is right about the rules on pursuing a suspect, you or the prosecutor?

Who knows? Do you have any other statements by the prosecutor that you wish to share? Nobody has claimed that the border agents acted properly in this case. However, charging them with attempted murder and granting a convicted Mexican drug dealer immunity in this case in exchange for his tainted testimony was not justified. If their goal had been to kill this guy, they would have simply finished him off before he crossed the river instead of shooting him in the rear end. This was a clear case of an overzealous prosecutor not recognizing the real bad guy from the good (or at least much better) guys.

 

I am happy to know that most jurors are unwilling to take the prosecution's charges while dismissing the defense's case the way that you are doing. Thank God for the common sense displayed in this case by the jurors in finding the defendants in this case not guilty of attempted murder. It is too bad the jurors were not fully informed about the character of the government's star witness, Senior Aldrete-Davila.

 

I stand corrected on the pursuit rules so no need to PM me.

 

However, it doesn't change the story other than it seems like an odd rule.

 

You glossed over the part about lying, about corroborating testimony, about changing stories.

 

The commutation had nothing to do with the original charge of intent to commit murder, right? Irrelevant to the discussion.

 

We still have no valid reason for a commutation.

:laugh: I will try to remember that prosecutors never spin the facts of a case when speaking publicly about them. Especially in a case where they have encountered heavy criticism of their decisions. :notworthy:

 

Generalities abound once again.

 

I will go on the assumption that had you actually found lies you would have posted them by now and the fact that you haven't proves my point.

I stand corrected on the pursuit rules so no need to PM me.

 

However, it doesn't change the story other than it seems like an odd rule.

 

You glossed over the part about lying, about corroborating testimony, about changing stories.

 

The commutation had nothing to do with the original charge of intent to commit murder, right? Irrelevant to the discussion.

 

We still have no valid reason for a commutation.

I had not planned on sending you a PM. The attempted murder charge is relevant because it demonstrates the poor judgment by the prosecutor and the extent to which he was willing to go to send these men to jail.

 

Bush made the right decision here and nothing else is really relevant. Upon their release, these men will have a felony record and will have served two years in a federal prison isolated other prisoners.

Generalities abound once again.

 

I will go on the assumption that had you actually found lies you would have posted them by now and the fact that you haven't proves my point.

Assume whatever you want. Assume that prosecutors tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth when speaking in front of a camera. Most of us know better.

I actually haven't read the case so I cannot comment on it. If the law was broken then there should be repercussions no doubt, however my comment was more based on my own desire for border enforcement as opposed to the current laws on the books.

 

The law was broken, and the patrol agents failure to follow procedure cost the US the chance to prosecutd a drug smuggler. However the attempted murder charge was a bit much.