This is a stunning #scotus brief filed by former senior Border Patrol officials in the cross-border shooting case.
Bottom line: The culture of violence and impunity within BP is completely pervasive and out of control.
#DefundHate
Bottom line: The culture of violence and impunity within BP is completely pervasive and out of control.
#DefundHate
TL:DR Two former BP bosses tasked with investigating allegations of misconduct by agents describe how the hyper-militarized agency culture and inadequate use of force training combine with weak external oversight and the blue wall of silence and obstruction. Kills accountability
There is, they say, no meaningful deterrent to Border Patrol agents illegally shooting unarmed teens and others if civil lawsuits against them cannot be filed. That’s precisely the result DOJ and the SG are advocating in this case.
The absence of meaningful vetting and the big rush to hire more agents has produced near-record levels of criminal prosecutions of BP agents. But these prosecutions don’t, by and large, involve use of lethal force on the job. qz.com/1734240/crimin… from @JustinRohrlich at @qz
Here’s a link to the full brief: supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/1…
And here are some particularly important structural observations
And here are some particularly important structural observations
