Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

Let's say the kid was a crack shot with a rock, and he could kill someone if he got lucky.
That video tells me that the violence is escalating. The agent in the video said so himself. Don't you think the actions of the BP have some responsibility in that? Killing that kid is more than just bad PR. It fuels rage and hatred toward the BP and inspires them (illegals) to bump up the violence even more. Like I said before, if the BP starts killing them for rocks, next time they'll bring something more effective, like wires placed to decapitate agents on motorcycles. Or IEDs.

Perhaps a more appropriate response to a kid throwing a rock would be to knock him down with a beanbag or two and let him think about it for a while. No one has declared war against Mexico. This is supposed to be peace time between Mex & US. When Congress declares war (or the President if you think like Bush) against Mexico, then sure.... go wild. Shoot to kill anyone that tries to step over.

There is more at stake here than one agent "fearing for his life". And he should know it. And when BP units start exploding, you'll be right back here asking "why are they blowing up our BP?" At which point the BP will be authorized to shoot to kill anything that moves, and we're living in a permanent war zone. Lay down a nice wide strip of landmines and concertina wire on our border, and let's lock the door. Yay America. We will have succeeded in becoming North Korea.

One small step for the BP, one giant leap backwards for mankind.