U.S. Border Guard Shoots to Death 14 Year Old Boy ... for Throwing Stones at Him

I hate to say it, but I suspect that some teabaggers and far right nominal Christians - e.g., Tony Perkins, Don Wildmon, James Dobson, et al - are applauding the U.S. Border Patrol's killing of a would be "terrorist/illegal immigrant" in respect to the death of Sergio Hernandez Huereca (pictured at left). That a 14 year old throwing stones across the width of a river could be considered a serious threat is ridiculous. The sad story underscores the fact that in the eyes of the teabaggers and far right Christianists, Hispanic immigrants, gays and a host of others are not even viewed as human. Indeed, it's a testament to how perverted Christianity has become under the poisonous influence of the Christianists. Personally, thinking of this boy's needless death sickens me and speaks volumes about how un-Christian many Americans have become notwithstanding their constant self-aggrandizement as righteous Christians. Here are highlights from the UK's Daily Mail (it's sad that foreign media gives better coverage of travesties like this than the U.S. media):
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Mexico has slammed the U.S. for its 'disproportionate use of force' after a boy of 14 was shot dead by an American Border Patrol officer. U.S. officials claim the guard was defending himself and his colleagues when he gunned down the teenager on the other side of the border as he and other officers were pelted with stones. The border patrol were trying to arrest illegal immigrants on the Texas side of the Rio Grande river near El Paso on Monday night.
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The killing comes less than two weeks after another Mexican migrant, Anastasio Hernandez, 32, died after a U.S. border official shocked him with a stun gun at the San Ysidro border crossing that separates San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. The San Diego medical examiner's office ruled that death a homicide.
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Victim: Sergio Hernandez Huereca was one of a group of teenagers throwing stones at border officials when he was killed, the U.S. saidMexican pesident Felipe Calderon yesterday demanded an inquiry and said his government 'will use all resources available to protect the rights of Mexican migrants'. 'The government reiterates its rejection to the disproportionate use of force on the part on U.S. authorities on the border with Mexico,' he added.
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Maria Guadalupe Huereca said: 'May God forgive them because I know nothing will happen to them.' But the incident has already proved divisive after U.S. and Mexican officials traded suggestions of misconduct in the incident. Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state Attorney General's office, said a spent .40-caliber shell casing was found near the body - raising the question of whether the fatal shot was fired inside Mexico, although he did not explicitly make that allegation.
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The agent told the rock throwers to stop and back off, but they continued. The agent fired his weapon several times, hitting one who later died, said the FBI, which is leading the investigation because it involved an assault on a federal officer. The agent was not injured, Simmons said. Chihuahua state officials released a statement demanding a full investigation into the death. The boy was shot once near the eye, Sandoval said. Authorities were still investigating the bullet's trajectory, he said.

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Sandoval said Mexican investigators were questioning three teenagers who were with the victim at the time of the shooting. The boy's sister, Rosario, said her brother was playing with several friends and did not plan to cross the border. 'They say that they started firing from over there and suddenly hit him in the head,' she said.
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The boy's mother said he had gone to eat with his brother, who handles luggage at a border customs office. While there, he met up with a group of friends and they decided to hang out by the river, she said. 'That was his mistake, to have gone to the river,' she told a Mexican television reporter. 'That's why they killed him.' Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said its records indicate the number of Mexicans killed or wounded by U.S. immigration authorities rose from five in 2008 to 12 in 2009 to 17 so far this year.
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Yet again I find myself embarrassed to be an American citizen. And we wonder why so many view the USA with hate and loathing. Murdering a 14 year old boy - possibly while U.S. Border Guards were illegally on Mexican soil. There simply is no excuse.