Posted on 11/26/2018 2:43:41 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Rodney Scott, the chief U.S. Border Patrol agent of San Diego, outlined the circumstances Monday morning that led to law enforcement utilizing tear gas at the United States-Mexican border.
CNN host John Berman began the interview with Scott simply by asking, explain the use of tear gas.
Scott responded by saying that the main responsibility of Border Patrol is ensuring that the border is safe and secure.
The leading officer went on to challenge the notion that the migrants storming the border were part of a peaceful protest or that the majority of these people were claiming asylum.
Scott then candidly outlined the apparently raucous scene at the border, which ended with the deployment of tear gas.
Similarly to what we saw the first wave of the caravan came up a week or so ago, the group immediately started throwing rocks and debris at our agents, taunting the agents, Scott said. Once our agents were assaulted, and the numbers started growing, we had two or three agents at a time initially facing hundreds of people at a time, they deployed tear gas to protect themselves and to protect the border.
He went on to add that three agents were actually struck with rocks and some military vehicles were severely dented. None of the injuries were serious, according to Scott.
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If you’re struck in the head by a fast rock
IT CAN KILL YOU
Throwing rocks at your prospective benefactor is not usually the way one asks for asylum..................
Next time use lead. It’ll make a more lasting impression.
Shouldnt there be a “me too” movement for border agents?
The .50 cal. was still on the truck?
GET SOME!
I checked several sources. Peaceful protest does nowhere include throwing rocks and bottles.
Something I learned very quickly in martial arts over fifty years ago, sticks and stones can kill, later verified by working in ER rooms.
Post of the year!
“Throwing rocks at your prospective benefactor is not usually the way one asks for asylum”
Very good point. Maybe the violent ones are being videoed.
Is Janet still with us? And, if so, WHY?
http://www.legacy.com/ns/janet-reno-obituary/182377332
She is burning in hell. Try posting names of those kids on her legacy page. They block it.
Lived: Jul 21, 1938 -
Nov 07, 2016 (age 78)
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