Thread: Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemned the shooting

BISBEE, Ariz. — A deadly Border Patrol shooting that drew criticism from Mexico's president was recorded by surveillance cameras, but the images are unclear, authorities said.

The Border Patrol is trying to have the tape digitally enhanced to show more detail of the Jan. 12 confrontation east of Bisbee, said Michael Nicley, chief of the agency's Tucson Sector.

"You can't tell anything from the tape at all," he said. "You can barely even make out the bodies."

Francisco Javier Dominguez Rivera, 22, of Puebla, Mexico, was shot and killed by an agent who had responded to a call about a group of seven people crossing the desert.

The agent took six of the people into custody without incident, then started fighting with Dominguez Rivera. The Border Patrol has said the agent thought his life was in danger when he shot the man.

Cochise County and the FBI are investigating the shooting.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemned the shooting, and his government has sent a diplomatic note of protest to the United States.

An autopsy was conducted Wednesday, but results have not been released.

The agent, who has not been publicly identified, is on paid administrative leave.

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Again, why is the president of Mexico concerned about what WE do in OUR country. Cry all you want you crooked politican. FIX YOUR COUNTRY SO THEY DONT COME HERE, AND THEY WONT BE SHOT!!!

[b]EVERY VICTIM AND US CITIZEN OF THIS INVASION SHOULD SEND MEXICO A MESSAGE ABOUT THEIR OUTRAGE THEY HAVE TOWARD THE ILLEGAL ALIENS HERE FROM MEXICO KILLING, RAPING, DRUGS SMUGGLING, GANGS AND FRUAD ECT.. HARMING OUR COUNTRY!

Let's make them a deal. They don't enter our country illegally, and we won't shoot them.

Neese's

Let's make them a deal. They don't enter our country illegally, and we won't shoot them.
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Too fair to the American people. You know President Bush would not go for it.

I hoped Calderon would be different than his predecessor, but it appears he is the same kind, loyal only to his "raza" and only because they are his mealticket...er...I mean his fellow citizens, or whatever it is that makes this so-called leader, of that southern third world cesspool, loyal to his illegal aliens here (ah..we all know it is the remittances they send back).

He might feel bad about this becasue he knows that his country has been encouraging their youth to come here illegally and take Americans jobs, to send money home, so he had to take the heat off himself and his government and make it look like American Border Patrol agents are bullies.

Calderon, Fox, and whomever else calls themselves leaders of this sorry excuse of a nation, you are at fault for this young mans death! He would not have left home, been at this point when confronted by the Border Patrol agent, and he would not have had the mentallity he did about trying to escape law-enforcement, had his government done better for him, and made sure the citizens were told about how wrong it is to cross Americas border illegally. He would not be dead right now if he had been taught from day one in his life, that he was not a victim, and the Americans were the reason, and he should go take what he wanted from them.

Border Patrol was simply doing what they are there for. Mexico's government does not even try yo do their job for their people, maybe this should be a lesson for the Mexican government. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER CALDERON, AND STOP DECRYING OUR LAW-ENFORCEMENT DOING THEIR WORK!

AmericanElizabeth wrote:

Calderon, Fox, and whomever else calls themselves leaders of this sorry excuse of a nation, you are at fault for this young mans death! He would not have left home, been at this point when confronted by the Border Patrol agent, and he would not have had the mentallity he did about trying to escape law-enforcement, had his government done better for him, and made sure the citizens were told about how wrong it is to cross Americas border illegally. He would not be dead right now if he had been taught from day one in his life, that he was not a victim, and the Americans were the reason, and he should go take what he wanted from them.

Well said, Elizabeth and very true!