Pardon decision was appropriate
Re “Bush commutes terms of convicted border agents,” Jan. 20
President Bush’s decision not to pardon border agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, but rather to commute the remainder of their sentences, is just and appropriate.
Eleven or 12 years in prison is excessive. However, Ramos and Compean are felons who shot a person and then lied about the encounter.
Osvaldo Aldrete Davila, the suspected smuggler, is clearly a disreputable fellow. But U.S. lawmen are not above the law. They must be held to account for their actions and for abuse of their authority.
Hal Bookbinder
Oak Park
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