No respect: Borders and Border Patrol

[BP348]

I thought this was a pretty cool ariticle.

No respect: Borders and Border Patrol

[Brendon]

A shame about the situation on the borders...

[MyOwnNemesis]

I agree, an excellent article that addresses SOME of the problems facing the lone Officer/Agent in the field. The mission, being what it is, is incredibly dangerous due to the variables confronted - alone. This single issue - alone - is, to me, an issue that needs to be corrected ASAP, especially with the recent murder of the BPA. In the military if there is a need to investigate something that went "bump" in the night, in most cases, a team/squad would be used. Few missions use a single operative, a single sniper element comes to mind, but then again, our mission was different than BP. If you guys could use a sniper element, things might be a little more simple.

Alone in the dark is a crappy place to be, the radio cannot watch your six, and backup aint worth a damn if it isn't there.

Cheers

[Sgt. Slaughter]

I've often said BP should operate in a quasi-military manner.

- 2 days/week rotation to the field and bivouac onsite.
- 2 vehicles, dune buggy or SUV (whatever terrain dictates).
- 2 of those people should be a designated marksman (sniper) equipped with a .308 minimum rifle, a .50 BMG should be optional.
- Equip them with smoke and incindiary grenades, illum flares and any applicable optic devices.
- 2-man patrols while the other two stay at the bivouac site unless called out by the patrol team.
- The ones that aren't snipers should be equipped with .308 semi-auto combat rifles.
- Unknown vehicles or vehicles seen crossing the border should be stopped with several rounds fired into the engine compartment/wheel well area and retina-searing light shined into the passenger compartment. If the vehicle fails to stop, do whatever it takes to MAKE it stop.
- Logistical arrangements would be made for transport vans to respond to one of several pre-determined locations to retrieve and begin processing the people captured.

Now, this is just the viewpoint of a citizen who also happens to be a cop and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, so take it for what it's worth. :D

[MyOwnNemesis]

I agree 100%, the threat has progressed to a level that (in my opinion) should be met with a strong military operation. Army here, but I agree with the Devil Dog's assessment - Semper Fi - I loved all the fun attention of Quantico as an Army sniper....Marines are a blast!

Force on force, be willing and committed to doing whatever is necessary to complete the mission in securing the Nation. "Do what has to be done"

[Brendon]

With what they have to deal with, Rogue Mexican Army units, and crazy druglord cronies they should operate in a militaristic manner. At least pair 'em up and give up some automatic weapons. If any agency is outgunned, it's them.