Burning Atlanta

Good, there's been more violence around the border and maybe this will help send the right message. Threaten a border Patrol officer with a rock, or anything else that might cause them to fear for their life, and you forfeit your life. A rock can kill you just as dead as an elephant gun.

Thank You, Border Patrol

TUCSON, Ariz. -- A Border Patrol agent who fatally shot an illegal immigrant in January has returned to active duty, though authorities still haven't determined whether he should be charged.

The immigrant's death brought strong rebukes from his family and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who demanded an investigation.

T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, said it's not uncommon to allow an officer involved in a shooting to return to duty unless there's some question about an investigation's findings.

Authorities initially said the shooting resulted from a confrontation in which Dominguez Rivera reportedly threatened the agent with a rock.

Ohhh, a follow up.

The witnesses said the agent came from behind the victim, and the video appears to support that version.

One clip shows Corbett's Border Patrol vehicle driving up to a small group of people and circling around them. The agent then opens the door and emerges from behind his SUV, running toward the group, bunched near his rear bumper.

He then appears to have contact with one person.

Within seconds, Corbett apparently pushed one of the immigrants, Francisco Javier Dominguez Rivera, toward the ground and shot him, authorities said.

The video, taken from a camera mounted on a tower about two miles away, lacks the clarity to distinguish details, including the shooting.

If you're right, you're right. If you're wrong, you're wrong. If this guy made up the story about being threatened with a rock then he should pay. If he just recalled that he approached from one direction as opposed to another, no a big deal to me. People forget details all the time. But if you invent details to suit your purposes, that's diferent.