Border Patrol shooting: Border Patrol shooting renews debate on use of force - latimes.com: "The Mexican government and immigrant rights group condemned the shooting of a man trying to cross the border fence into the U.S. on Tuesday evening. Federal authorities say the man was throwing rocks at the agents. ...
The shooting Tuesday evening renewed the debate over the proper use of force along the increasingly fortified U.S.-Mexico border. It was immediately condemned by the Mexican government and immigrant rights groups, who have long protested what they consider excessive tactics by U.S. Border Patrol agents.
But U.S. authorities said the agents were acting in self-defense, pointing out that rock attacks have resulted in disabling injuries for agents."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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