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A grand jury refused last week to indict Banuelos for shooting Hernandez, ruling that he had acted properly in defense of his fellow soldiers. But what remains unresolved--the question that has sent powerful tremors from the adobe-and-cinder-block foundations of Redford to the Defense Department in Washington...
...wake of the Hernandez shooting, the Pentagon suspended such military border operations on July 29. And despite the grand jury's exoneration of Banuelos, the patrols may be halted for good. "Is it fair to the Banueloses of the world--who joined the Marines knowing they may go fight in a war and die--that in the conduct of their duties they could end up spending their life in jail for murder?" asks a top Pentagon antidrug official. "We're giving this a real hard look now, and I don't think these kinds of missions will resume...
Traditionally, U.S. military forces have been forbidden to take part in domestic law enforcement, the result of a post-Civil War law, the Posse Comitatus Act. But in the 1980s, in response to a growing drug problem on the border, the law was loosened to allow military units to help...
One key issue in the grand jury hearing was whether the Marines had followed the rules of engagement after they were shot at by Hernandez. Apparently they stalked Hernandez for 20 min. after those shots, keeping in close radio contact with their unit. It was only when Hernandez raised his...
Following the grand jury's decision, federal prosecutors said they will look into possibly bringing charges against Banuelos for civil rights violations. Still, the incident has left raw feelings in the community. "These people had no right to be here," says Melvin La Follette, a retired Episcopal priest and head...