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Border Patrol Chief Says Agents Can Still Shoot Rock Throwers, As Long As They Pose Threat
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol has been under fire recently for using lethal force on people who throw rocks at agents near the U.S.-Mexico border, Border Patrol Chief Michael J. Fisher said in a new directive Friday, according to the Washington Post. “Agents shall not discharge firearms in response to thrown or hurled projectiles…