BEANBAGS!
Posted on 01/12/2012 1:30:23 PM PST by neverdem
We can only link the Arizona Republic.
I as a majority of one, think that Less than lethal rounds are a boondoggle unless the officer thinks that there is absolutely no chance that the perp is armed.
Who’s the genius that made the ROE that said armed suspects are to be confronted with bean bags?
“Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semiautomatic assault rifles purchased during the Fast and Furious operation were hunting for Border Patrol agents...”
“According to the indictment, the Mexicans were “patrolling the area in single-file formation” a dozen miles northwest of the border town of Nogales and - in the darkness of the Arizona night - opened fire on four Border Patrol agents after the agents had identified themselves in Spanish as police officers.
According to an affidavit in the case by FBI agent Scott Hunter, when the Mexicans did not drop their weapons as ordered, two agents used their shotguns to fire “less than lethal” beanbags at them. At least one of the Mexicans opened fire and, according to the affidavit, Terry, a 40-year-old former Marine, was shot in the back.”
“Two Romanian-built AK-47 assault rifles found at the shooting scene were identified as having been purchased at a Glendale, Ariz., gun shop as part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) failed Fast and Furious investigation.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/11/prosecutors-will-ask-for-some-documents-to-be-made/
Prosecutors will ask for unsealing of files in gun-walking case
Prosecutors who asked a federal court to seal the records in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent as part of their investigation into the “Fast and Furious” operation now say they will ask that some of the documents be made public - more than a year after the shooting death.
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The now-sealed federal grand jury indictment in the case says the Mexican nationals were “patrolling” the rugged desert area of Peck Canyon at about 11:15 p.m. with the intent to “intentionally and forcibly assault” Border Patrol agents. At least two of the Mexicans carried their assault rifles “at the ready position,” one of several details about the attack showing that Mexican smugglers are becoming more aggressive on the U.S. side of the border.
According to the indictment, the Mexicans were “patrolling the area in single-file formation” a dozen miles northwest of the border town of Nogales and - in the darkness of the Arizona night - opened fire on four Border Patrol agents after the agents had identified themselves in Spanish as police officers.
According to an affidavit in the case by FBI agent Scott Hunter, when the Mexicans did not drop their weapons as ordered, two agents used their shotguns to fire “less than lethal” beanbags at them. At least one of the Mexicans opened fire and, according to the affidavit, Terry, a 40-year-old former Marine, was shot in the back.
A Border Patrol shooting-incident report said Terry called out, “I’m hit,” and then fell to the ground, a bullet having pierced his aorta. “I can’t feel my legs,” Terry told one of the agents who cradled him. “I think I’m paralyzed.” Bleeding profusely, he died at the scene.
After the initial shots, two agents returned fire, hitting Manuel Osorio-Arellanes, 33, in the abdomen and leg. The others fled. The FBI affidavit said Osorio-Arellanes admitted during an interview that all five of the Mexicans were armed.
Osorio-Arellanes initially was charged with illegal entry, but that case was dismissed when the indictment was handed up. It named Osorio-Arellanes on a charge of second-degree murder, but did not identify him as the likely shooter, saying only he and others whose names were blacked out “did unlawfully kill with malice aforethought United States Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.”
Two Romanian-built AK-47 assault rifles found at the shooting scene were identified as having been purchased at a Glendale, Ariz., gun shop as part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) failed Fast and Furious investigation.
More at link
I can't believe the BP union hasn't been screaming about this.
BEANBAGS!
Thank you!
Have Ramos and Campian been exonerated yet?
Anytime!
BUMP for Brian Terry! Beanbags. Heads inside the U.S. government should roll for this...everyone involved...everyone’s head.
If I had posted this in 2004 I'd have been zotted to chat for silliness.
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