Shooting a fleeing man in the ass or the back is an act of cowardice in any culture

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Shooting a fleeing man in the ass or the back is an act of cowardice in any culture

z — 1/19/2009 7:44:18 PM (archived)

But I think Bush was right to commute their sentences given the circumstances. The punishment was excessive for the "crime". The border guards may have perceved a threat however they acted unprofessionally and clearly tried to cover it up. They belong in some other line of work, not in jail.

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Bush will soon spread the joy. The pros and cons of his upcoming pardons. - Bowser - 1/19/2009 6:08:18 AM
- NEWSWEEK: THE BORDER GUARDS ARE THE ONLY LAST DAY PARDONS. - Bowser - 1/20/2009 1:32:34 AM
  - Or just maybe... - TB - 1/20/2009 4:05:14 AM
    - Or perhaps - azstrummer - 1/20/2009 2:23:50 PM
      - Yeah, that must be it. - TB - 1/20/2009 4:19:13 PM
        
        The other thing you're not looking at Tom - azstrummer - 1/20/2009 10:28:44 PM
        
        Ah. "Polar bear repellant." - TB - 1/20/2009 11:25:58 PM
        
        "not having much concern over, say, radical Islamic terrorism in the U.S." - azstrummer - 1/20/2009 11:47:08 PM
        
        Naming names - TB - 1/21/2009 2:40:07 AM
        
        You keep replaying that version of history - azstrummer - 1/21/2009 2:53:52 PM
        
        "Us vs. Them" - TB - 1/21/2009 5:45:10 PM
        
        "CEOs. Bankers. Neocons. Right wingers. Racists. White people. Zionists. The rich. fascists. Homophobes. Corporations. It's a very long list." - azstrummer - 1/22/2009 2:16:49 PM
        
        The only racists you don't like are White racists. - Lee - 1/23/2009 2:55:49 AM
        
        You are beyond belief. - Mary Anne - 1/23/2009 7:41:24 PM
        
        Didn't look very far did you? - Lee - 1/24/2009 12:42:12 AM
        
        Couldn't stay away from the antibiotics, could you? - Mary Anne - 1/24/2009 2:06:30 AM
        
        Typical excuses. - Lee - 1/24/2009 4:26:22 AM
        
        The Congress as a whole *is* a white caucus. - Mary Anne - 1/25/2009 4:09:59 PM
        
        Like I said. Not perceptive enough. - TB - 1/22/2009 5:44:24 PM
        
        So which of the two stores do you shop in? - azstrummer - 1/23/2009 9:21:38 PM
        
        "If there's one group capable of ...." - Lindy - 1/20/2009 9:02:05 PM
        
        I'm all out of piss or I'd get in this contest, too, tonight. - Eri - 1/21/2009 3:46:50 AM
        
        re: all out of piss - TB - 1/21/2009 7:02:38 AM
        
        re: all out of piss - Eri - 1/21/2009 4:55:00 PM
    - Well, he did issue a blanket pardon. Otherwise, did remarkably well. - Bowser - 1/20/2009 4:31:30 AM
  - As for Libby....let sleeping dogs lie - Lindy - 1/20/2009 2:09:04 AM
- He's commuted the sentences of the two border guards - TB - 1/19/2009 6:34:28 PM
  - Shooting a fleeing man in the ass or the back is an act of cowardice in any culture - z - 1/19/2009 7:44:18 PM
    - Dad was a Border Patrolman. - Bowser - 1/19/2009 9:06:28 PM
    - I agree. - Eri - 1/19/2009 8:31:34 PM

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