These are the two US Border Patrol agents who CNN's Lou Dobbs is trying to set free. I have to admit, I watched Lou Dobbs talk about these guys and never did I see him mention the real facts of this case. Here they are:
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., told members of a conservative political action committee that the two agents are serving harsh sentences because they "winged" a fleeing drug smuggler. That is false, and Duncan no doubt knows it. The agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, are in prison because they failed to report the shooting, lied to investigators, tried to conceal evidence and filed a false report with their supervisors.
The sentences are harsh, but the agents, knowing their guilt, could have pleaded guilty to lesser charges and received lighter sentences. As the prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, has explained over and over to anyone who would listen, the former agents chose to roll the dice in a jury trial. The clear-eyed jurors convicted them. One of the counts against them, obstruction of justice in a case involving a firearm, carries a mandatory 10-year sentence....
Some members of the public rail that the brave agents are in prison while the drug dealer they shot goes free. As Sutton noted, the reason the suspected dealer is free is because the agents shot at him 15 times, wounded him, then tried to cover up the incident and lied.
Yes, but remember, Republicans have no problem about lying about a crime in an effort to cover it up.
