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Compean and Ramos’ sentences commuted
On President Bush’s last full day in office, he finally addressed the injustice that had been done to Border Patrol agents, Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos by commuting their sentences. While short of a full pardon, the president commuted the sentences of the agents so that they will be freed on March 20, 2008. The two were convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler who had entered the country illegally to sell marijuana and had been previously convicted of drug smuggling in the past.
It is unfortunate that, since 2005 when they were originally convicted, these men have had to serve prison sentences for defending this country from the scourge of illegals trafficking in drugs. The president should have acted sooner to redress the wrongs done to these two men. Indeed, he should have granted them full pardons. Nonetheless, I give him credit for finally doing the right thing and freeing Compean and Ramos.
August 11th, 2009 at 10:14 am
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