{"id":32472,"date":"2012-10-19T11:25:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32472"},"modified":"2012-10-19T11:28:47","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T15:28:47","slug":"homeland-security-reviewing-roe-for-border-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32472","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security reviewing ROE for border agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apparently, some “human rights advocates” are upset that when rioting civilians attack border agents by throwing rocks at them, they are met with a hail of bullets in return. So the Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the “disproportional response”. This won’t end well (LA Times at Stars & Stripes<\/a>);<\/p>\n

Under the agency’s guidelines, agents are permitted to use lethal force in such situations because rocks and other projectiles have caused serious injuries. Most agents involved in fatal incidents in recent years have been cleared of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

“CBP law enforcement personnel are trained to use deadly force in circumstances that pose a threat to their lives, the lives of their fellow law enforcement partners and innocent third parties,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a recent statement.<\/p>\n

Human rights advocates and civil rights groups hailed the inspector general’s move as a way to counter what they call a growing culture of impunity. It is believed to be the first time that the agency has come under such scrutiny in recent years. The inquiry was not announced publicly, but was included in the inspector general’s annual performance plan, which was released Oct. 4.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, what exactly do they expect? If border agents threw rocks back at them, they’d complain about that, too. Maybe they should just arm themselves with Nerf bats and those guns that launch little Nerf rockets. That would be a great deterrent. <\/p>\n

The folks who throw rocks need to learn that if they don’t want to be shot, they shouldn’t throw rocks at armed folks. I mean, that’s what I take away from it. In fact, I’ve done a lot of stupid shit in my life but throwing rocks at guys with guns isn’t one of the things I tried.<\/p>\n

Since September, three people have been killed in confrontations involving Border Patrol officers, including a mother of five from the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista and a 16-year-old suspected rock thrower from Nogales.<\/p>\n

During the boy’s funeral this week, mourners carried his coffin along the border fence and shouted epithets at border officials who bolstered security along the fence dividing Arizona from Sonora.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, that helps to get your point across. Idiots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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