Posted on 01/20/2007 6:03:59 PM PST by DaveyB
The interviewer didn't know enough to force Sutton off his story. There is more and it will be coming out..
IMO, hard questions, weasel answers. He weasled out of every question refusing to fully explain why these guys were not allowed to use deadly force to stop someone from running. The agents claim the guy was armed, the perp says no, so they believe the perp. Something is rotten in Denmark and I think it is the administrations open border policy.
BTTT! Thank you, DaveyB, for posting this. There are too many rumors flying, and more facts about this case are badly needed.
****Sutton: No, what it means is that we don't just kill people who we don't know who they are. *****
****WND: Why did Aldrete-Davila run?
Sutton: I'm sure he ran because he didn't want to go to jail. He's like all these other dirt-bag drug dealers; ****
It seems maybe they did know who he was.
He seemed to act as if the consequences of his actions don't matter. What's hard about his answers is how slimy they are at points. He acts like his actions don't have real consequences - but then maybe those consequences are part of his agenda?
A police officer can't shoot someone escaping? I thought they could after a warning. Too many movies I guess.
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txw/us_attorney/
Johnny Sutton, United States Attorney
On October 25, 2001, Johnny Sutton was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas. On November 30, 2001, the United States Senate confirmed the President’s appointment.
As United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Johnny Sutton represents the United States in criminal and civil matters within the District. The Western Judicial District of Texas is composed of more than 93,000 square miles, approximately 660 miles of border with the Republic of Mexico, 68 Texas Counties, and three of Texas’ major metropolitan areas, San Antonio, El Paso and Austin. The District has over 260 employees including 118 Assistant United States Attorneys.
Mr. Sutton also serves as the chairman of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC) which plays a significant role in determining policies and programs of the Department and in carrying out the national goals set by the President and the Attorney General.
The AGAC consists of 17 members appointed by the Attorney General and represents different judicial circuits, various-sized offices, and expertise. Mr. Sutton also serves on the Border and Immigration Law Enforcement Subcommittee of the AGAC.
Prior to becoming United States Attorney, Mr. Sutton served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and as a Policy Coordinator for the Bush-Cheney Transition Team assigned to the Department of Justice.
Mr. Sutton served as the Criminal Justice Policy Director for then-Governor George W. Bush from 1995-2000, advising the Governor on all criminal justice issues, with specific oversight in the areas of criminal law, prison capacity and management, parole operations and legislative initiatives.
Prior to his service in the Governor’s office, Mr. Sutton worked as a criminal trial prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (Houston, Texas) for eight years. As a prosecutor, he was lead trial counsel in over sixty felony cases, including numerous capital murder, aggravated robbery, and sexual assault cases. He is fluent in Spanish, having appeared as a television commentator for the Spanish language network Univision during the Selena homicide trial.
Mr. Sutton is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in International Business in 1983, and the University of Texas School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1987. As an undergraduate, he played baseball for the Longhorns and was the starting left-fielder on the 1983 National Championship team.
" Aldrete-Davila had surrendered in the bottom of a very steep ditch filled with some kind of sewer water. Once Aldrete-Davila was down in that ditch, agent Compean had him at gun point. Aldrete-Davila came out of that ditch with his hands in the air, with no weapon in his hands. Even agents Compean and Ramos testified to that, as well as Aldrete-Davila, as well as agent Juarez. So, everyone agrees Aldrete-Davila came out with his hands up."
They knew who Davila was AFTER the incident. Not before.
True. Corsi didn't do enough homework. Many of the questions he asked were non-sensical given the record thus far.
"Once Aldrete-Davila was down in that ditch, agent Compean had him at gun point. "
So according to this guy, the "gun point" thing really means nothing, since the cops are not allowed to shoot at the bad guy... right?
So guys, next time you find yourself at gun point by ay cops, just run away...
Given this prosecutor's connections with fellow baseball-player Bush, I would say the agents' chances of a pardon are zilch. As for his assertions that cops should be prosecuted like any other criminals, that certainly doesn't hold true in the People's Republic of Maryland, where cops can file false reports, commit slander and perjury, and get the full support of the prosecutors and county and state government. Obviously it all depends on who the cops know, and what higher-ups are pulling the strings.
Sutton: But, again, nobody's won a thing.
Not yet, but I am sure some weasel lawyer along the lines of John Edwards will represent this criminal and a moronic crew of jurors will award him a chunk of money.
He convinced me that the prosecution was correct in going after these guys, but I don't really know the aspects you are hinting at, that imply everything's not all as it seems.
I'd like to read more info about what you're saying...this same guy was on O'Reilly and it seemed like he comported himself well and the trial and sentence were on the up-an-up.
Ed
Now that's fascinating. I really don't know how far away this guy was supposed to be when this hail of gunfire was chasing him, but a .40 cal bullet has a lot of momentum for a long, long way.
He didn't know it hit him? You get hit by anything more than a .22 inside of 100 yards and you will feel like somebody hit you with a baseball bat or worse.
Mr. Sutton's version of events seems less and less believable the more I hear.
Perhaps someone here could enlighten me as to the ballistics of this situation, because it seems a little odd.
It would have been better if Sutton described the evidence of cover up, false reports, etc. But no one is allowed to use deadly force if there is no threat of deadly force - no one.
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