You may remember this blog from April 2007. I wrote about two border patrol agents, Ramos and Copean, who are currently serving eleven years in federal prison for shooting at a drug smuggler who crossed our borders illegally. At that time I thought that this story was out of the norm but it turns out that US Attorney Johnny Sutton prosecuted more then two border patrol agents for "violating illegals civil rights" by doing their job. Just the other day a former border patrol agents advised on Lou Dobbs those who are willing to serve their country should become a fireman instead of a border patrol agents.

And I can understand why he said it. It seems like Johnny Sutton is more then willing to grant illegals and drug smugglers amnesty and immunity if he can put border patrol agents behind bars instead. We have Agent Gary Brugman who spent two years in federal prison for cruel treatment of an illegal immigrant. He pushed two Illegals to the ground in order to protect his fellow agents. Then we have agent Noe Aleman who is starting a prison term for making errors on adoption papers. He wanted to adopt his three nieces who are from Mexico and who lost their father. Agent Aleman wanted to get the error straightened out and reported it himself. That is when he found himself arrested. Agent David Sipe was convicted in 2001 for striking an Illegal Alien on the head after he resisted arrest. Fortunately he was able to prove that the prosecution withheld crucial evidence from the jury and he was reinstated. And Deputy Sheriff Hernandez was arrested for shooting in the tires of a car which carried illegal aliens. One of the bullet shattered a woman's teeth. Hernandez defense attorney argued that Hernandez indeed thought his life was in danger. Hernandez walked up the car and the car peeled away.

Regardless according to this promo our border patrol agent are highly trained and motivated. Brugman even stated that he did exactly what he was taught to do in case Illegals resisting arrest. At this time he is fighting to get Roman and Copean out of prison. Personally I think the strategy of Johnny Sudden is disheartening. Illegals are granted immunity and amnesty and border patrol agents are send behind bars in exchange. In the end I would be afraid to serve as a border patrol agent in Texas. It just seems like when in doubt Johnny Sudden takes the word of a drug smuggler over the word of a hard working border patrol agent.