TX DPS Helicopter Shooting

[HOOCBB]

Fuck that. Must be a Rick Perry law that he sees "fit".

It's been on the books longer than Perry's been in office...

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/CP/pdf/CP.107.pdf

[mikec]

Lol. GE, what say ye?

[UserX]

You had my intereset until "Kills 2 illegal imagrants"

First they were drug dealers that had no drugs.

[Forever_frost]

Should have landed, verified illegals were in the vehicles, shot the survivors and impounded the vehicle, then sold it.

[UserX]

If you run from the cops they are bringing an ass kicking with them.

(paraphrased from chris rock i think)

Technically, only the driver is running. You want to shoot the driver, fine. But to open fire on the entire car?

[YALE]

That's a bad shoot, the end. They had no way of knowing the citizenship of those people, and if they'd been teenagers screwing around, this would be an FTP thread.

[95ragtop]

Eventually, a trooper “discharged his firearm from the helicopter to disable the vehicle,” according to the statement.

That trooper might want to practice a little more, and I hope he wasn't using 5.56.

10 people in a pickup? Could have fit at least 5 more.

[Lone Sailor]

Wait, we haven't heard they other side of the story, albeit in Spanish.

[GE]

Lol. GE, what say ye?

I say that the state CAN be sued. He initially said it couldn't. Got anything else?

[sig239]

i can't see a problem with the story.

True, whats the problem??

[houstondallas]

I say that the state CAN be sued. He initially said it couldn't. Got anything else?

I never said that they couldnt be sued...i said they cant be sued without permission.

States possess sovereign immunity and are therefore immune from being sued in federal court without their consent.

[petyweestraw]

Good job? One truckload less of illegals to worry about.

[ram57ta]

If these "suspected illegals" had killed or permanently injured a 10yr old girl walking her dog/getting off a schoolbus, killed a pregnant woman driving a car, or injured/caused the death of a law enforcement officer....everyone would be calling the Trooper a hero and a Patriot. I fail to see the problem with using what means are necessary to stop an illegal NONCITIZEN from possiby endangering many other LEGAL residents. I say good shoot. Play stupid games....win stupid prizes. Two less illegals we don't have to support with our tax money. Should they be found to be LEGAL residents? Play stupid games....win stupid prizes. Two less BOTTOM FEEDERS we don't have to support with out tax money.

[Mr_Fiux]

Si juegas juegos estupidos, vas a ganar premios estupidos.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I bet the threat of getting shot from a chopper would make some less likely to come across illegally.

Sorry folks, but tear your ass across any border crossing in the world and you will get shot at. It is what it is.