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P.O.V. -The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández | PBS 2008

By Kieran Fitzgerald In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of the War on Drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18-year-old was, in...  
 
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tejanovet (4 months ago) Show Hide
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I was a Marine for 5 years. I'm from south Texas and seen this film, read the newpaper articles and in fact the Marine C.O. interviewed in it was LtCol McGee whom I served with in Iraq. The Marines in this situation should have been convicted and dishonarably discharged with a suspended sentance. How can we let this happen to an American boy!? A US citizen born and bred when the Marines were in the wrong but the case with Border Agents Compean and Ramos has those men sent to prison for and ileg
eatpumkin090 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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If the troops are guarding the boarder. So what was this person doing right on the boarder. They're are not enough facts in this story to really base an opinion...

But, to blame an entire army for one persons mistake is rediculous. If you were to get in a car accident you wouldn't blame everyone on the freeway. So why blame everyone else that has been doing a good job at serving their country.

It's sad that he died but you have to let things go, accidents happen nothing u can do about it.
averagejoesgym71 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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I was in the Marines 9 years. I think it was an accident. Nonetheless, Marines are trained to kill. Sure, they get "peacekeeping" training also but thier specialty is killing. I haven't seen the film yet, but, my initial impression is that someone or someones from Border Patrol should spend a couple months in jail. It is unacceptable that they were not responding to calls for assistance. One vehicle with one loudspeaker could have cleared up everything.
troym33 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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yes i would want marines guarding out streets, they would take out alot of thuggish idiots that don't deserve to live anyway, yes we need borders into our country to be guarded. let the democrats run the show and we will have alot more terrorist acts upon us and nothing will be done about it. i hate that the guy got killed and don't really know the whole story, he was problly somewhere he shouldn't have been but i don't know. someone please tell me the story so i have the facts.
averagejoesgym71 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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I could give you a number of sources, but, for now, just watch the documentary "Power of Nightmares" to get a small sample of just how off the mark you are. Right wingers, particularly neocons, use fear to control you. They encourage the boogie man so your fear will make you irrational.
concienciaylibertad (1 year ago) Show Hide
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A story that must be told. Borders aren't humane.
eatpumkin090 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Borders have nothing to do with bieing humane. I'm not racist nor have ever been but this is what happens when mexicans come into the countie.


The find jobs an work their asses off. That's fine but than they send their hard earned money down to mexico. This causes the us dollar to go down dramaticaly.


They sit here and leach off the system an never give anything back. Infact where I live imagrants get more privlages than leagal citizens.

inhumane? how about unjust?
averagejoesgym71 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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First, show some respect. Would you write Americans or America without capitalizing? I think not....just the brown people countries, huh? Second, stop watching Fox news. The top 1% in the U.S. control 40% of the wealth. If the working class would ever stick together we could all have a better life. People like you prevent that from happening by being so ignorant and bigoted that you think you have more in common with White multi-millionares than you do the minority working class.
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Traditionally the Marines have been deployed as a policing and intimidation force, tantamount to deploying trained killers as "peace keepers", when in reality they are provocateurs. When the threat to the public manifest itself, it will come in the presence of a well armed military posing as peace keepers,but acting as judge,jury and executioner. It is your government that is the biggest threat to your liberty and life. we have yet to feel the impact of Bush's policies: soon you will.
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justice for Esequiel Hernández !

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