[wideawake]

The fact is, had Ramos and Compean been intelligent and done things by the book, Aldrete-Davila would be in prison right now and they would be free.

But they screwed up disastrously and then decided to compound it by lying and tampering with evidence.

[mountainbunny]

The fact is, had Ramos and Compean been intelligent and done things by the book, Aldrete-Davila would be in prison right now and they would be free.

But they screwed up disastrously and then decided to compound it by lying and tampering with evidence

I have not heard any of this. Could you tell me where to find this information? Always willing to learn another side of things if one exists. Thank you.

[usurper]

But they screwed up disastrously and then decided to compound it by lying and tampering with evidence.

You are exactly right. They paid a heavy price for being lazy and not wanting to simply write a memo. Although I still think that charging them with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (which carried the mandatory 10 year sentence) was underhanded and unethical.