Penalizing our Protectors

In Iraq, if an American Soldier fires his weapon, more often than not the incident will be investigated. Court-martial in these cases, is sure to follow, especially if a mainstream media crew is sitting around in the middle of the desert just waiting for the next gunfight to begin, or the next IED to go off, so that they can exploit it. (as mentioned in Euphoric Reality's "Angry Iraq Vet Says Enough!" of course those same crews won't be filming Iraqi children getting their immunizations from Army medics.)

Here in America two Border Patrol Agents, Ramos and Compean, were sentenced to prison for doing their job.

Now, the Los Angeles Police are under fire for their response to the immigration rally on May 1st, 2007. Activists are claiming that a helmeted, baton-wielding unit trained to rigorously respond to riots and dangerous standoffs had no business being called to a peaceful demonstration.

So I guess the rocks and bottles being thrown at police was peaceful.

They are being called abusive, and brutal. I watched it on television, and what I saw was people refusing to obey the authorities and being pushed back and herded out of the area. As the crowd resisted, stronger force was used.

Now, there is an uproar calling the situation a melee of officers beating demonstrators and reporters.

If the authorities have a bat in their hand and tell you to move - you move, you idiots!

Now the police are under investigation for the clash. Another case of penalizing our protectors because law breakers don't respect authority.

Added note, the rally was heavily populated by illegal aliens, people who broke the law to be here in the first place, and then have a right to complain?