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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Texas town is running 'Free Gilmer' campaign

Deputy accused of shooting at fleeing illegals now is scheduled for sentencing
Posted: February 1, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

A Texas town has launched a "Free Gilmer" campaign on behalf of Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez, who has been convicted of firing a weapon at fleeing illegals, and is scheduled for sentencing in March.

Congressman Ted Poe brought the issue to the attention of Congress recently, where he outlined the circumstances under which Hernandez fired several shots, including one that left one illegal alien with a minor injury.

The case is starkly like the case involving two former U.S. Border Patrol Agents, Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos, who were convicted of shooting at a fleeing drug smuggler who escaped back into Mexico. They currently are serving prison terms of 11 and 12 years.

And yet another case that is similar involves David Sipe, another former Border Patrol agent whose 2001 guilty verdict in a civil rights case now has been overturned. He was in physical combat and fearing for his life when he subdued the smuggler by hitting him with his flashlight, according to reports of the case.

The subsequent stitches in the smuggler's head resulted in criminal charges against the law enforcement officer, and an $80,000 government settlement for the criminal.

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posted by missionaryman | 9:17 AM

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

A new border equation:

Illegal aliens trying to get into the US.
+ Border officers who try to stop them.
------------------------------------------
= Deterrence of illegal immigration.

But now the government is prosecuting border lawmen like Ramos, Compeon, & Hernandez, all of whom cuased minor wounds to illegals when using what force they deemed necessary in those few seconds they have been given to think.

Now the government tells them that they used unnecessary force. So they have taken the lawmen, and thrown them in jail. So they eliminate what force the lawmen have. Lets look at the new equation.

Illegal aliens trying to get into the US.
+ No officials willing to take action,
for fear of prosecution.
------------------------------------------
= Free passage into the US. & open gates
at the border.

I'm glad we all support our government.

3:23 PM  

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