Government officials caught in bad precedent

Mexico detained two U.S. Border Patrol agents during a routine border check that uncovered a box filled with illegal ammunition in their car, the Mexican federal attorney general's office said Tuesday.

He said the agents were off-duty and driving a private vehicle when they were arrested. Hernandez did not know why they were carrying the ammunition, the same assigned to other border patrol agents for use while on-duty.

Most likely, they just forgot that the ammunition was there, or maybe figured their government status would protect them. The facts of this case appear to be identical to the facts in US v Bean, except for the status of the individuals involved as government agents and an intervening Supreme Court precedent. As we all know, some animals are more equal than others. It will be interesting to see how the two governments involved handle this case.

Posted on 2005-05-05 22:23:06.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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