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The '''Compean and Ramos case'''

The '''Compean and Ramos case''':

Two border guards were convicted under a law designed to punish criminals, which prohibits:

Two border guards were convicted under a law designed to punish criminals, which prohibits:

Defenders of the sentenced men protest that the law was not meant to curb over-zealous good guys. They note that the guards were not convicted of a "crime of violence" and argue that shooting the fleeing smuggler in the buttocks was not a "use of a fire arm" to further a crime.

Defenders of the sentenced men protest that the law was not meant to curb over-zealous good guys. They note that the guards were not convicted of a "crime of violence" and argue that shooting the fleeing smuggler in the buttocks was not a "use of a fire arm" to further a crime.