Bush Commutes Ramos and Compean Sentences
Posted by: acm in Compean, Ramos, tags: Compean, RamosAccording to Fox News, Ramos and Compean should be free on March 20, 2009.
Bush’s decision to commute the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who tried to cover up the shooting, was welcomed by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress. They had long argued that the agents were merely doing their jobs, defending the American border against criminals. They also maintained that the more than 10-year prison sentences the pair was given were too harsh.
Bush didn’t pardon the men for their crimes, but decided instead to commute their sentences because he believed they were excessive and that they had already suffered the loss of their jobs, freedom and reputations, a senior administration official said.
See Hot Air and Michelle Malkin.
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