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Mexico teen killed by US Border Patrol, anger high
hosted ^ | Jun 8

Posted on 06/08/2010 5:27:42 PM PDT by JoeProBono

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 15-year-old Mexican boy after a group trying to illegally enter Texas threw rocks at officers at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.

The shooting, which happened Monday evening, drew sharp criticism from Mexico, where the government said Tuesday that "the use of firearms to repel attacks with stones represents disproportionate use of force.....

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderpatrol; gottapostdempictures; jpb; mexico
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To: SUSSA

Sorry for the double post.


61 posted on 06/08/2010 6:27:15 PM PDT by SUSSA
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To: Paladin2

“..the use of firearms to repel attacks with stones...”

I guess it wasn’t “fair” that the Border Patrol agent used a gun in a rock fight. Mexico is saying, if their guys use rocks - we have to use rocks or it’s not the “proper” response.

Good grief. The agent had one perp on the ground and all the while these “youths” were throwing rocks at him. He fired in the air and issued several warnings - they didn’t quit. I guess he was supposed to just let them hit him.


62 posted on 06/08/2010 6:34:10 PM PDT by Nevadan
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To: JoeProBono

Don’t throw rocks at men with guns. How hard is that?


63 posted on 06/08/2010 6:34:35 PM PDT by mockingbyrd (Remember in November.)
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To: humblegunner
I hope they're not angry enough to stop crossing the border illegally.
64 posted on 06/08/2010 6:36:31 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: JoeProBono

i.e.

Law breaking Mexican juvenile delinquent thug shot dead for attempting to kill US Border Patrol agents - Patriotism high among Americans!


65 posted on 06/08/2010 6:37:30 PM PDT by Finop (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.)
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To: JoeProBono
"the use of firearms to repel attacks with stones represents disproportionate use of force".....

Ah, c'mon Isreal does this all the time and we never call it a disproportionate use of force. Chill out dude. Mexicans and Palestinians are expendable.

66 posted on 06/08/2010 6:48:28 PM PDT by northwinds
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To: JoeProBono

Put up signs in Spanish at the border: “We shoot rock throwers”


67 posted on 06/08/2010 6:48:48 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is <strike>fading</strike>gone.)
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To: JoeProBono

Finally at least one person decided to defend our border.


68 posted on 06/08/2010 6:53:04 PM PDT by kamikaze2000 (You can lead a liberal to truth, but you can't make him think.)
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To: All

Perhaps if they are angry, they should boycott the USA...that would learn us....


69 posted on 06/08/2010 6:54:52 PM PDT by Maverick68
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To: JoeProBono

“outraged Mexico”

The Mexicans act like the BP strung his body on the fence, like a dead coyote. They didn’t do that, did they?
If no, why not? When my grandfather did that on his ranch in Oklahoma, his stock losses stopped, at least for a while.

We haven’t spanked Mexico for quite a while. Maybe it’s about time again.


70 posted on 06/08/2010 7:04:38 PM PDT by tumblindice (*"What's the big deal? I can't even remember my fourth wife." Larry King)
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To: tumblindice
We haven’t spanked Mexico for quite a while. Maybe it’s about time again.

Past time. Many of us in Texas are ready. Looks like AZ is showing the way however. Where's Gov. Goodhair???

71 posted on 06/08/2010 7:07:27 PM PDT by brushcop (CW4 Matthew Lourey CW2 Joshua Scott/ Kiowa pilots KIA Iraq '05. Thank you for our son's life.)
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To: JoeProBono

Now, if the headline was “Border agent shot by Mexican teen.”, well......it wouldn’t be a headline, now would it?


72 posted on 06/08/2010 7:10:31 PM PDT by G Larry
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To: JoeProBono

That boy is dead because Obama has failed his duty.

Close the damn border.


73 posted on 06/08/2010 7:11:24 PM PDT by Gator113 (OBAMA THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE..... IMPEACH Obama NOW..)
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To: Oldexpat

I still remember the day my cousin Tammy was blinded by a boy throwing rocks-Awful. She came up the roadway with blood pouring down her face.


74 posted on 06/08/2010 7:13:18 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: brushcop
Texas Rangers posed for photographs with the bodies of three of the raiders killed in an attack on the giant King Ranch in the summer of 1915.

Once upon a time Texas had leaders who knew how to stop an invasion.

75 posted on 06/08/2010 7:26:24 PM PDT by SUSSA
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To: devolve; SUSSA

Interesting photo, will have to send it to my daughter down that way.

No PC politics back then!


76 posted on 06/08/2010 7:29:42 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: JoeProBono
Darn. That's horrible.

Hey! Maybe Mexicans shouldn't be hanging out at the border, throwing rocks at armed, American border patrol agents!

Yeah, there's an idea!

77 posted on 06/08/2010 7:31:47 PM PDT by TChris ("Hello", the politician lied.)
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To: SUSSA

78 posted on 06/08/2010 7:36:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
"A stone will kill you as dead as you can get!"

Just ask Goliath.
79 posted on 06/08/2010 7:39:24 PM PDT by ThomasSawyer (Democratic Underground: Proof that anyone can figure out how to use a computer.)
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To: JoeProBono

Close personal buds of every president since clinton.


80 posted on 06/08/2010 7:40:54 PM PDT by LouAvul
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