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DetlefK

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9. So... Doesn't that mean that the shooting was an act of war?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 12:44 PM

Feb 2020

An agent of the US-government shoots a mexican citizen on mexican soil.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. noted that the Border Patrol’s investigation determined the agent, Jesus Mesa Jr., had not violated its policies.

So it is within the policy of this agent to shoot Mexicans on mexican soil. That makes him a state-sanctioned killer, a soldier, and that makes this shooting an act of water.

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Supreme Court says parents can't sue US Border Patrol agent who fatally shot teenage son in Mexico [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 OP

Welp ... guess it's now officially open-season ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #1

Here's the decision, from SCOTUSblog: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #2

Seems like we are getting closer to allowing bluestarone Feb 2020 #3

Eric Holder needs to answer for why this guy wasn't prosecuted Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #4

Very true. nt SylviaD Feb 2020 #12

This is pathetic. I guess it's time to officially change the designation from the Justice Department abqtommy Feb 2020 #5

This is insane DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #6

What you are advocating would hand Trump the biggest PR victory of his presidency SylviaD Feb 2020 #13

You're surprised? oldsoftie Feb 2020 #14

It is. I never thought I would see this kind of thing here. nt SylviaD Feb 2020 #17

Self Defense!!! atreides1 Feb 2020 #18

I am not ADVOCATING anything DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #19

how long till we invade Mexico now on some bullshit reason? Javaman Feb 2020 #7

Astonished bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #8

So... Doesn't that mean that the shooting was an act of war? DetlefK Feb 2020 #9

Another link: mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #10

In separate opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas says he would would like to overrule 1971 precedent mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #11

Swarms of Officers to Harass our People. MarcA Feb 2020 #15

A win for the US government...pretty myopic. It is not any sort of win when a govt agent Karadeniz Feb 2020 #16

Welcome to trump's Amerikkka. Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2020 #20

What's next DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #21

K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #22