View Full Version : Texas State Troopers Shoot Suspected Illegal Immigrants from Helicopter
This is not an isolated incident.
A Texas Department of Public Safety sharpshooter opened fire on an evading vehicle loaded with suspected illegal immigrants, leaving at least two people dead, sources familiar with the investigation said.
A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden attempted to pull over a vehicle suspected of smuggling immigrants Thursday afternoon along FM 2221.
A DPS helicopter was called in to assist in the pursuit and a sharpshooter opened fire on the evading vehicle — a policy permitted by the agency, said two law enforcement sources not authorized to comment on the investigation.
Link (http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_e15782d6-1f1f-11e2-9ab9-001a4bcf6878.html)
Same story, different source.
DPS has taken an aggressive role on the border in recent years, increasing the number of troopers there, deploying boats and dispatching helicopters with designated marksmen armed with powerful rifles.
As a result, the agency has been involved in a large number of high-speed chases — sometimes ending in what troopers call “splashdowns,” when smugglers drive their vehicles into the Rio Grande to escape U.S. law enforcement.
Cartel operatives on the Mexican side often use boats to try to recover contraband from the smugglers' trucks.
The agency's director has said it's been forced into the role because federal agencies aren't doing enough to secure the border and because smugglers have become more aggressive, resorting to splashdowns, using other vehicles to block pursuits and throwing homemade spikes at officers.
Link (http://www.chron.com/news/local_news/article/Trooper-in-copter-fires-on-vehicle-2-killed-3982867.php)
Go Devil
10-26-2012, 08:42
Same story, different source.
What if these actions were applied to other malfunctioning federal programs?
What if these actions were applied to other malfunctioning federal programs?
Shoot runaway or out of control bureaucracies from helicopters?
PedOncoDoc
10-26-2012, 08:58
Shoot runaway or out of control bureaucracies from helicopters?
People showing up to vote without proper ID?
One salient fact missing from the article is that State Troopers do not fire on fleeing vehicles unless they are endangering innocent lives. There have been many US citizens killed by fleeing illegals crashing into their vehicles, as well as illegals driving through school zones with kids present at speeds greater than 100mph.
Cool Breeze
10-26-2012, 09:11
Here's the video from the shooting. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiHmYsyVniE)
Team Sergeant
10-26-2012, 09:21
Shoot runaway or out of control bureaucracies from helicopters?
I like the way you think......;)
Go Devil
10-26-2012, 13:53
I like the way you think......;)
Actions much more difficult and socially unacceptable have been completed successfully.
When is launch time.