Sutton defends charging border agents

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS ^ | 4-13-09 | GUILLERMO CONTRERAS

[dynachrome]

Outgoing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said Monday he still believes he made the right call in prosecuting two then-Border Patrol agents convicted of covering up their shooting of an unarmed drug smuggler in the back.

In a wide-ranging interview since announcing last week that he is resigning April 19, Sutton also said he was voluntarily leaving the job he’s had for more than seven years — the top federal prosecutor of the San Antonio-based Western District of Texas.

Sutton, who was nominated to the post by President George W. Bush, said he is leaving for a legal job in the private sector, but would not disclose where. He said President Barack Obama had asked current U.S. attorneys to stay on until replacements were chosen.

[dynachrome]

Good riddance

[vox_freedom]

buh, bye Johnny. And don’t come back.

[Enterprise]

And I defend calling Sutton a ...khead.

[Enterprise]

"buh, bye Johnny. And don’t come back."

And do let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. And try not to sustain any brain damage if it does.

[La Lydia]

Lame piece of reporting. The reporter let him off the hook entirely about the drug dealer, the border crossing pass his office provided the drug dealer (allowing him to bring in at least one more load of dope that we know of) and concealing from the jury the facts about the drug dealer’s activities and criminal record. No doubt he is going into private practice to defend drug dealers.

[dynachrome]

The “word” of a criminal is given more weight in court than
citizens anymore.

[Bigun]

Good bye Johnny Satan!

Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out!

[vox_freedom]

Didn’t know that he even played hockey. :-)

[trumandogz]

Looks like Obama fired Sutton.

[Regulator]

Wonder how it feels to know that something you did resulted in a) the Presidential nominee from your own party losing significant support from that party's own base, b) the jailing of two men under horrific conditions that resulted in their injury, c) the President of the United States coming under routine and repeated political attack from his own Congressmen, resulting finally in d) the President of the United States having to finally give in and commute the sentences of the two jailed men.

Really must feel, umm....weird.

Of course, Sutton may not feel anything.

Which I suspect is the answer to why he did it in the first place.

He's a damn fish.

[bgill]

said he is leaving for a legal job in the private sector, but would not disclose where

Interesting.

[donna]

He did it all for the New World Order.

[dynachrome]

ACORN attorney?

[True Republican Patriot]

Dont let the Door slam your ARSE on the way out, Johnny!
We would have to replace the desecrated Door then!
Bet ZERO HUSSEIN took 1 Nanosecond to find a Slimeball equal to or better than You, Johnny, for a replacement:-)
and ZERO is the bottom of the barrel, so to speak....

[HiTech RedNeck]

If Obama kept Gates, it would have seemed a slam dunk that he would keep Sutton. But Obama may have found someone who will out-Sutton Sutton.

[True Republican Patriot]

Maybe Johnny can come out now in the open with his long term contracts with the Mexican Cartels:-(

[True Republican Patriot]

Maybe Johnny can come out now in the open with his long term contracts with the Mexican Cartels:-(

[True Republican Patriot]

Maybe Johnny can come out now in the open with his long term contracts with the Mexican Cartels:-(

[True Republican Patriot]

My Apologies for the repeats, computer went goofy on that one!

[TommyDale]

Sutton sounds like the Nazi Germans defending the murders of millions of Jews.

[Regulator]

Another mad computer on the loose...

[He Rides A White Horse]

Beat me.

I was thinking that representing them would be his new "private sector" job.

[trumandogz]

I am not quite sure why so many are cheering Sutton being fired by Obama as it will be Obama who picks his replacement

[proudmilitarymrs]

One can only hope that Mr. Sutton becomes a victim of a heinous crime at the hands of a Mexican illegal.

Justice!

mrs

[marron]

Compean and Ramos weren’t the only ones he went after. Others were prosecuted as well for such things as firing at a fleeing vehicle, killing someone hidden in the trunk, or firing at someone trying to drive over them while fleeing.

Good by and good riddance.

[calcowgirl]

PING!

RAMOS/COMPEAN Ping
Please freepmail me if you want on or off this list.

The Stevens’ case demonstrates that a culture
has developed in which prosecutorial abuse of
power occurs-—even in the most powerful and
well-funded office in the nation. This policy review
reveals that this culture, and the type of misconduct
in the Stevens’ case, is prominent in jurisdictions
all over the country. (p.14)

-- The Justice Project, "Improving Prosecutorial Accountability, A Policy Review"

[True Republican Patriot]

I seriously believe even my computer is angered at the mere mention of Sutton’s name!

[investigateworld]

Every DA/US Attorney I ever met has huge political ambitions. It’s up to the good folks of the Great State of Texas to ensure his hopes are dashed.

[dennisw]

The shameless stooge of a foreign power

[calcowgirl]

Others were prosecuted as well for such things as firing at a fleeing vehicle, killing someone hidden in the trunk...

If that is the case I remember, no one was killed. The person in the trunk had her lip grazed by a bullet.

[kellynla]

I’m just happy that Ramos & Compean are free...
it’s a damn shame that GWB didn’t give them a pardon!

[Montfort]

"Wonder how it feels to know that something you did resulted in a) the Presidential nominee from your own party losing significant support from that party's own base, b) the jailing of two men under horrific conditions that resulted in their injury, c) the President of the United States coming under routine and repeated political attack from his own Congressmen, resulting finally in d) the President of the United States having to finally give in and commute the sentences of the two jailed men.

Really must feel, umm....weird."

Just thinking like a conspiracy theory novelist here, but it might feel really good if this was the role assigned to him by the bipartisan consiracy that runs America (hypothetically speaking, of course), and he played it well.

"A job well done" might be what he is thinking.

Heck, Jamie Gorelick did very well financially with Fannie Mae after helping to sabotage our national security through her ill-advised Justice Dept policy -- The Gorelick Wall.

Failures can do very well in our society.

[apocalypto]

Johnny Sutton should be in jail. Does he have a wife, children? Will he now be defending drug dealers?

[TheConservativeParty]

Sutton, you took years away from 2 fathers of young children. Those years cannot be replaced. You however, Mr.Sutton, can be replaced.

[marron]

thanks, you probably remember better than I do. I did a quick search and came up empty. I just remember there have been a couple of other Border Patrol guys prosecuted for firing at fleeing illegals, not just R&C. You might almost believe Sutton’s story except that he’s done it several times now.

If you find anything, ping me.

[kimoajax]

Outgoing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton would have made a great Nazi. Just doing his job.

[The Duke]

Sutton should be on his knees praying to his Maker for forgiveness.

[PhilDragoo]

[freespirited]

I hope someone makes a movie about the Compean Ramos story and Satan comes off looking like the utter asshat that he is.

I dont even care if Michael Moore makes it—as long as Satan is properly portrayed as a horse’s patooty who twisted the Congressional intent of the statute on discharge of a firearm to persecute LEOs.

[Pelham]

I don’t think Sutton did anything without Bush’s approval. The fish stinks from the head.

[Brytani]

He may not have had Bush’s approval or even recommendation but Bush had the power to stop Sutton from going after R&C.

Bush also had the power to pardon the two men which he decided, against the overwhelming evidence and the demands of his own party, not to do.

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[Enterprise]

You are correct, unfortunately. The good news is that Sutton is leaving. The bad news is that Bammy will replace him with a leftist clown just as bad.

There is a saying that when Republicans are in power, criminals go to jail. When Democrats are in power, cops go to jail. Now, either party goes after cops.