Only in America

Never watch C-SPAN.

Two border patrol agents were sent to prison for pursuing a drug smuggler (in the country illegally) and his subsequent butt wound. Yup. You read that right. Several border agents pursued a drug dealer 9 months ago. He fled on foot when they almost caught up with his vehicle. Agents followed him and were separated. Shots were heard by agent Ramos, and he found his partner laying on the ground moments later. The drug smuggler turned around with something shiny and Ramos opened fire. He didn't think he even hit the suspect because he turned and ran again into the brush and escaped in another vehicle that was waiting for him.

Did the government...
A) Seize the 800 lbs. of marijuana, arrest and detain the drug smuggler, and pin a metal on the border agent who was injured in the pursuit

OR

B) Give prosecutorial immunity to the drug smuggler, bandage his butt wound, and sentence the border agents to federal prison for a minimum of 10 years and maximum of 20?

You may have guessed from my sarcastic tone, the government opted for option B. In other news, later this week, the US government is expected to begin giving rabies shots to the Easter Bunny and employing mimes for circuit court bailiff officers.

You may have heard a lot about the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, and i'm not here to deny that prisoners there have been sorely mistreated or to debate how ashamed we should feel about that. Conditions have, however, improved.

In Gitmo, prisoners get 9 hours of exercise, including soccer.
In Texas prison, these border agents spend 23 hours a day in their cell.

In Gitmo, prisoners get to watch Arabic TV.
In Texas prison, these border agents are allowed no TV or books.

In Gitmo, prisoners receive the same medical treatment as American Soldiers.
In Texas prison, one border agent was assaulted and had to wait 5 days to see a doctor.

Yes, we stick border agents who go after drug dealers in prison and treat them worse than terrorists and criminals. Yes, we let the drug dealer go with no prison time that the border agents were intercepting.

The next time i get the urge to smuggle 800 lbs. of pot from Richmond to Chapel Hill, i'll just be sure to get myself shot in the ass by some state trooper. i'll get a band-aid and he'll go to jail for 10 to 20.