U.S. Attorney's Office Rejects Family of Murdered Border Patrol Agent as Crime Victim

[mandym]

By William La Jeunesse

Published August 11, 2011

| FoxNews.com



In a surprise move in a controversial case, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona is opposing a routine motion by the family of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry to qualify as crime victims in the eyes of the court.

The family asked to intervene as victims in the case against Jamie Avila, the 23-year-old Phoenix man who purchased the guns allegedly used to kill Terry. Such motions are routinely approved by prosecutors, but may be opposed by defense attorneys.

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[carpro]

They don't want him to be considered a "victim".

The Justice Department is afraid they will be held liable for placing the guns in the hands of the men who killed him.

 

[billwald]

By definition, how can anyone who intentionally goes into harm's way be classified as victims? That includes the chopper that was shot down in Afghanistan.

 

[carpro]

In this case, it's open to interpretation and the feds know it. He is a victim of bad policy and criminal neglect on the part of his employer.

The question is, would he still be alive if our own government had not intentionally placed weapons in the hands of the drug gangs and murderers that killed him?

 

[targus]

By definition, how can anyone who intentionally goes into harm's way be classified as victims? That includes the chopper that was shot down in Afghanistan.

How exactly did the family intentionally put themselves in harms way?