This Goes a Long Way Towards Explaining Our Border Problems

A couple of border patrol agents shot a drug runner carrying almost 750 lbs. of marijuana into the United States. Recognizing the problem immediately, our government decided to grant full immunity from prosecution to the drug runner in exchange for his testimony against the border patrol agents. Now, it would certainly appear that the border agents did not follow proper procedure in this case, but throwing them in jail for over a decade while granting immunity to the drug runner is, well, dumb. This reflects the federal government's lack of seriousness when it comes to border enforcement and the war on drugs. I read often about what a failure the war on drugs is, mostly from libertarians (or libertarian-leaning conservatives), but you can always point to cases like this to show what a joke this "war" really is. I mean, how many times have you heard about a pro athelete failing some drug test and not getting into any trouble with the law because of it? Opponents like to point to the relatively large portion of the prison population that was convicted on drug charges, but, really, do you hear more about people getting thrown in jail, or about people who do everything short of shooting up in front of an officer but don't face any legal penalties?