Bush commutes the sentences of Border Patrol agents that shot a Mexican drug runner
The two Border Patrol agents were, in my view, doing their jobs when they intercepted a Mexican national engaged in smuggling drugs into the United States. They stopped him and, as he was trying to make a run for it, they shot him. In the ass. Literally. For this, they were tried and convicted then sentenced to prison terms of 11 and 12 years. The whole case was ludicrous, in my opinion, and I think they should have been given medals. Their only mistake in my book was failing to eliminate the little bastard who was not only violating the borders of a sovereign nation but trafficking in a controlled substance to boot.
Today, President Bush commuted the sentences of both men. Their jail terms will end on March 30. That’s still too long, to me, but it was a move that was long overdue. I thank President Bush for doing the right thing.
