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(Message started by: maffumatt on Aug 26^th, 2005, 6:38am)

Title: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by maffumatt on Aug 26^th, 2005, 6:38am

lOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing after illegal immigrants pelted it with baseball-sized rocks, damaging a rotor, a spokesman for the agency said on Thursday.

There were no injuries as the helicopter's pilot was able to set the aircraft down just north of the All American Canal on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, Border Patrol spokesman Michael Gramley said.

Authorities say smugglers are becoming increasingly willing to use violence against border patrol agents as their trade becomes more profitable, with smugglers able to earn about $2,000 per person.

The helicopter pilot was responding to a call for help from agents on the ground on Tuesday evening when about 10 people on the south bank of the canal began hurling large rocks at the aircraft.

"One of the rocks struck one of the three rotors and the pilot instantly felt a bad vibration as he was flying," Gramley said. "He immediately made an emergency landing approximately 1 mile east of the incident."

Gramley said agents on the ground caught 17 people who had crossed to the north side of the canal but most of the 10 seen throwing rocks escaped back across the border. Mexican authorities were contacted but did not arrest them, he said.

"We believe these 10 subjects were involved in alien smuggling," he said. "We've seen an increased trend in the Yuma (Arizona) sector of violence by smugglers toward agents." The incident took place on the California-Mexico border close to the Arizona state line.

http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2005-08-25T232112Z_01_MCC584026_RTRIDST_0_USREPORT-CRIME-IMMIGRATION-DC.XML

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by LeLimey on Aug 26^th, 2005, 6:48am

How terrifying, for both the poor sods in the helicopter and those on the ground needing help.. what is it all coming to??

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by mcf69 on Aug 26^th, 2005, 11:40am

Jeesh, did they disarm the agents on the southern border? If I tried throwing rocks at a BP helicopter here, there's no doubt I'd get shot......

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by seasonalboomer on Aug 26^th, 2005, 12:22pm

there's a few major league teams that could use those kinds of arms. Throwing "baseball sized" rocks across a river and up at a helicopter. That's some throwing.

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Aug 26^th, 2005, 12:36pm

no S man, if i threw a rock at a police officer that was standing on the ground, he would draw his weapon for sure. Why didnt they unload a machine gun at the perps?
BMonee

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by nani on Aug 26^th, 2005, 1:31pm

A couple of weeks ago a Sheriff's Dept. chopper got shot down over Albuquerque. By an Iraq war vet with PTSD. :-/

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Aug 26^th, 2005, 7:03pm

My lord, nani, i hadnt heard about that.
That's friggin crazy
BMonee

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by Big Dan on Aug 26^th, 2005, 7:42pm

If this isn't a reason to give Border Patrol AH-64s, I don't know what is...

-Big Hellfire

Title: Re: helicopter downed with rocks
Post by Charlie on Aug 26^th, 2005, 8:53pm

Nasty shit kids.

Damn big rocks. Makes you wonder. I'm just glad there weren't more injuries.

They gotta get these bashtards http://www.industreal.spb.ru/smiles/mad.gif?SSImageQuality=Full

Charlie