Ramos and Compean injustice

Most people may have heard about former Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean but most people do not know the extent of the injustice perpetrated upon them. If you are unfamiliar with this case then listen to the show, but be warned that you will probably be deeply disturbed by this injustice. The following gives a short summary of what I'll be talking about, but leaves out the important details that describe the incredible extent of injustice attached to this case. I will tell the story from its start in early 2005 to 2009. The agent's imprisonment stems from a 2005 incident in which both agents used their service weapons to shoot at a drug smuggler. The smuggler was hit once and suffered minor injuries but escaped back into Mexico, leaving behind his 743 pounds of marijuana. For this incident, the U.S. government viciously prosecuted both agents and gave the drug smuggler complete immunity to testify against them. Both agents were convicted of a few crimes including use of a weapon during the commission of a crime which carries a mandatory ten year prison sentence. The law was not meant to apply to police officers using their service weapons while on duty but that didn't stop this political prosecution. Both agents have three young children and loving wives. They have been in prison for over two years now. Ramos was sentenced to eleven years and Compean was sentenced to twelve.