of course it's ok.
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/3/23/23300/4673
Supreme Court Lets Border Agents' Convictions Stand
By Jeralyn, Section Supreme Court
Posted on Mon Mar 23, 2009 at 10:30:00 PM ESTdit
Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean lost their bid to have the Supreme Court review their convictions for shooting an unarmed drug smuggler and lying about it.
The agents, already out of prison due to their ten-plus year sentences being commuted to two years by former President Bush, no doubt will be disappointed. I'm not. What's shocking about this case is that some people believe suspected drug dealers from Mexico inevitably deserve to be shot and that it's okay for law enforcement agents to shoot an unarmed suspect who is running away.
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
Watermark, if you were convicted on such spurious evidence I'd fight in your favor.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
But there's already a policy in place not to shoot unless it's a violent or otherwise dangerous suspect, and illegals don't do just run when they get to the border.
And if you specifically had them shoot NOT to shoot to kill then everyone would know that and just run anyway. Better safe than sorry.
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
Although that's usually because you're only supposed to use a gun on a violent fleeing suspect or someone who's threatening your life, and you'd want them down in the quickest way possible. If you're using it an a non-violent, non-threatening suspect, then feel free to experiment with your shots.
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
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