Certain things amaze me. One is two border patrol agents are behind bars for shooting a man who was, of all things, illegally in this country. Wait, there’s more. He was driving a van with 743 lbs of pot in it. The story is this:
“Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean recently began serving their respective prison sentences of 11 and 12 years after being convicted of shooting Aldrete-Davila and trying to cover it up.
The pair encountered Aldrete-Davila in February 2005 in a van later found to contain 743 pounds of marijuana. When the Mexican tried to flee, the agents shot him in the buttocks as he was crossing back over the border.”

Now, if I am a border patrol agent who is pursuing an obvious illegal alien who is running from me, I am going to do everything in my power to stop him, especially if he is driving into my country with 743 lbs of marijuana. Shooting to wound is not a shoot to kill mentality.

Now the ‘victim’ in this case is thinking of suing the federal government for negligence. His attorney feels that $5 million is a good number to start with. This is outrageous! Yes, it may be legal for a foreigner to sue our country, technically. But let’s look at these facts. He was here illegally. He was driving a van filled with drugs which are also illegal in this country and he ran from officers. He broke the law 3 times. So why should it matter that he was shot in the buttocks? At least he wasn’t killed. These 2 border patrol agents did their job, in my opinion, and in the opinion of many other law makers in this country. So our government sends these 2 brave individuals to jail, while this illegal drug smuggler goes free and now wishes to sue the same government, who sentenced our two agents to prison, for $5 million. I suppose the wound he received was a $5 million wound.

When asked, by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, if he planned on pardoning these men, President Bush danced around the question. He said there are several steps to go through. The case must be examined.

Mr. President, what needs to be examined? By sentencing these men, we are giving the drug smugglers notice that it’s okay to come into our country, we won’t hurt you! The message may filter to terrorists as well who, if caught by our agents and harassed can always sue us for millions. This is not a tough stance on border security. It’s a cop out. If the President and others believe that building a silly wall is going to keep these people out he is sorely mistaken. Aggressive border security requires our agents to have more flexibility when dealing with people crossing the border illegally. This ‘political correctness’ and these ‘procedures’ the agents follow need to be examined.

A Texas attorney, Walter Boyaki, stated "They [the agents] violated the law of their procedures," the lawyer said. "You don't get to violate your procedures. Your boss gives you certain procedure follow. Don't violate those procedures. That's negligence."

What about the multiple laws his client broke prior to this confrontation? These lawyers are obviously not interested in protecting the rights of these 2 agents. Walter may be a good ambulance chaser. He has sued the government 500 times. What does this tell you about the integrity of this man? The Texas Bar Association should be looking into this gentleman’s record.

Ultimately, if you want strict security on your border, you must not be afraid to enforce it. This is what these 2 agents did. I applaud them for their work and hope that the President gives them the pardon they deserve. Getting rid of these frivolous law suits that waste tax payer money is the next step. We are sending the wrong message to our enemies.