Two Migrants Shot Along Roadway in Rural Texas

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"HOUSTON — Two unauthorized migrants were shot, one of them fatally, by two men in a pickup truck that approached them as they walked along a roadway in West Texas, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

After the shooting, which took place on Tuesday evening, the truck was found parked at a home not far from the local sheriff’s office in Hudspeth County, a rural area east of El Paso that runs from the border with Mexico to the state line of New Mexico.

Two men were arrested late Wednesday in connection with the shooting, law enforcement officials said: Michael Sheppard, a warden at a local jail, and his twin brother, Mark Sheppard.

Both men were charged with manslaughter, according to legal documents in the case. Neither could be immediately reached for comment."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/t ... -shot.html
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Makes me wonder just how often things like this happen.
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Thelma Harper wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:26 am Makes me wonder just how often things like this happen.
That was my first thought. I bet Mike and Mark (and probably some others) have notches.
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Thelma Harper wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:26 am Makes me wonder just how often things like this happen.
Too stupid to not leave behind a witness. I would bet it’s not the first time for these good ol boys. And it better be switched to murder, manslaughter is not enough . I’m glad they have a witness.

The cruelty still shocks even with so many of these stories.
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WellPreserved wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:40 am
Thelma Harper wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:26 am Makes me wonder just how often things like this happen.
That was my first thought. I bet Mike and Mark (and probably some others) have notches.
I don’t live near the border so I may be dead wrong but I’m not aware of this happening a lot.
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SouthernIslander wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:34 pm
WellPreserved wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:40 am
Thelma Harper wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:26 am Makes me wonder just how often things like this happen.
That was my first thought. I bet Mike and Mark (and probably some others) have notches.
I don’t live near the border so I may be dead wrong but I’m not aware of this happening a lot.
Maybe not "a lot" but the rise of far right anti-immigrant militia groups (like 3 percenters) at the US/Mexico border makes me believe that this is not a singular occurrence. They're not exactly known for non-violence.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what ... ed-groups/

Also, one of the shooters has been in trouble before:

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/29 ... g-arrests/
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WellPreserved wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:25 pm
SouthernIslander wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:34 pm
WellPreserved wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:40 am

That was my first thought. I bet Mike and Mark (and probably some others) have notches.
I don’t live near the border so I may be dead wrong but I’m not aware of this happening a lot.
Maybe not "a lot" but the rise of far right anti-immigrant militia groups (like 3 percenters) at the US/Mexico border makes me believe that this is not a singular occurrence. They're not exactly known for non-violence.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what ... ed-groups/

Also, one of the shooters has been in trouble before:

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/29 ... g-arrests/
I understand the threat, especially with Abbott’s behavior but I’m not aware of this being a serious far right problem or a common occurrence at the border.
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It probably is on the increase and we'll probably start to see more of it. I don't think it's very surprising.

The longer the border goes completely unchecked and illegal immigrants keep pouring in like water through a sieve, the more pressure the local residents who have to tolerate the fallout from this without any kind of relief are going to feel.

When people are put under pressure and see complete inaction from the body that's supposed to protect them, they're going to feel that they have no alternative but to take matters into their own hands.

It's instinct to defend yourself against what you see as a predator. It's how we've survived as a species for thousands of years.
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Valentina327 wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:32 am It probably is on the increase and we'll probably start to see more of it. I don't think it's very surprising.

The longer the border goes completely unchecked and illegal immigrants keep pouring in like water through a sieve, the more pressure the local residents who have to tolerate the fallout from this without any kind of relief are going to feel.

When people are put under pressure and see complete inaction from the body that's supposed to protect them, they're going to feel that they have no alternative but to take matters into their own hands.

It's instinct to defend yourself against what you see as a predator. It's how we've survived as a species for thousands of years.
You are honestly trying to defend the racist idiots and justify this murder, blaming it on the victims? Disgusting.
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