Today's Washington Times reported, I believe, that one of them had been nominated for Agent of the Year (can't recall the year). I think these guys used incredibly bad judgment and it seems, from what I've read, they did attempt a coverup. I think they should have been fired, lost their pensions, and been subject to the fullest administrative penalties. I don't think they should go to jail. They used bad judgment (to the point of malfeasance) but in performance of their duties. It wasn't as if they were going around randomly shooting at people, nor was it a police brutality case in the sense of them beating on a confined suspect or otherwise abusing their power. These agents messed up badly, but in the heat of the moment. I do not believe jail time is warranted.
I "feel" they did cover up. They realized they should not have shot at the Mexican drug smuggler. They did this in the heat of the moment so I excuse it. Don't forget they shot a foreign criminal, not an American. But I view this as a very minor infraction when I see the Feds allow millions of illegal aliens to inundate this nation. If those laws are ignored then I believe in ignoring the shooting of a Mexican drug smuggler. He was busted a second time bringing drugs here and was given immunity due to this case. How's that for Federal justice!!!
I'm with you.