This has been a scary ten days or so for the California Law Enforcement community.
We lost Oceanside Police Officer Dan Bessant and San Francisco Police Officer Bryan Tuvera and Long Beach Police Officers Officers Abe Yap, 35, and Roy Wade, 39, were shot during a "routine" traffic stop.
The teenage murderers of Ofcr. Bessant have been arrested and will hopefully get life in prison. Although both were gang members, their immigration status is not known. The murderer of Ofcr. Tuvera was killed by police. And the PoS who shot the two Long Beach Officers was found by our brothers in Santa Ana last night, and promptly died in a hail of gunfire. The LBPD officers are expected to recover.
But here's why I mention this incident: the shooter of the LBPD Officers was Oscar Gabriel Gallegos, 33, an illegal immigrant who had been deported from this country three times and had a criminal history of violence, drug abuse and gang activity dating back some sixteen years!
This is an example of what happens when the U.S. Government refuses to take responsibility for securing our borders and permanently deporting those who are here illegally. A violent felon who repeatedly re-entered the U.S. illegally after being deported, nearly murdered two police officers, and shot at three more before being killed.
A "victimless crime"? I don't think so.
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***UPDATED***: Curt at Flopping Aces also has the story.
You can add the Fullerton shooting and the CHP shooting last night to the list. Is this a war against police or what?
Posted by: Pat | January 01, 2007 at 08:58 AM