This is Ramos and his wife, she now has to live with the fact that her husband will be going to jail for doing his job.
There are few people who have not yet heard the story of the Border Patrol agents jailed for doing their jobs. The sad part is that the case has gotten even more ridiculous as time has passed.
For those who do not know the story, here is a brief recap of the events that occurred back in February 2005. At the time Border Patrol agents, Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos followed a suspicious vehicle driving along the U.S.-Mexico Border near El Paso, Texas.
After following the van for some time, the driver ditched the van and started running towards Mexico. The agents followed, shorts were fired (by the agents) and the man was able to get across the border back to Mexico.
The van, incidentally, was loaded with 750 pounds of marijuana.
What happened next is hard to believe. Teh two agents were then charged with federal offenses that included assaqult with serious bodily injury (because the van's driver ended up being hit in the behind by one of their bullets), violating someone's civil rights, use of a firearm and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors said that the agents shot an unarmed man who was running away and posing no threat.
Now this is not the worst part, the man is now sueing the United States Government, via the Border Patrol for 5 million dollars.
To sign a petition to free the agents:
www.frindsoftheborderpatrol.com
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