Originally Posted by
WillCAD
So, what would your reaction have been had the innocent bystanders returned fire on the CBP agents and killed them all outright as soon as they fired on the Mexican shore?
Using the "no duty to retreat" and "meet lethal force with lethal force" doctrines the only answer to this question is that the innocent bystanders would have been fully justified in killing the agents.
Imagine if law abiding Mexicans had been free to carry arms anywhere and everywhere in the manner that US gun carry proponents seem to think all law abiding citizens should be allowed to do - the border agents would be very likely be dead. Oh the irony!
The response by the agents in this incident seems to be just the tip of the iceberg regarding the "I felt slightly threatened so I automatically killed the threat" response that seems to be coming the SOP of more and more American law enforcement officers. It's a slippery slope.