This is a better deal than Ramos and Compean got. Sure, one might say they are different. I would argue that they are the same. Ramos and Compean were in a night time situation. The intent and actions of the criminal were unknown and therefore a very real risk. Thankfully the jury didn’t go the other way. I could see someone say… “Why didn’t they just get out of the way? Should we be firing on everyone coming toward you?” I say stand your ground and if threatened then fire away. Law enforcement should not have to retreat. Enough said.
MALONE, N.Y. – Federal agents won’t face charges for shooting a suspected drug smuggler accused of trying to run them over with an all-terrain vehicle.
Prosecutors say Border Patrol Agents Dennis Rascoe and Daniel Taylor were chasing two ATVs on May 5 in Constable near the Canadian border. One vehicle was pulling a trailer loaded with duffel bags, and the officers suspected they contained drugs.
After a 20-mile chase, the agents approached Timothy Fleury’s ATV and he drove toward them. Rascoe and Taylor fired 12 shots, striking the 25-year-old Fleury once in the torso. He’s been treated and released.
A Franklin County grand jury cleared the agents of charges Thursday.
