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Legislators View DPS Helicopter Video Taken of Fatal Shooting

by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on Nov 12, 2012 | 1 Comment

State Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, convened a group of elected officials Monday at the Texas Capitol to watch a video taken from the [...]

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Observer Uncovers Video of DPS’ Helicoper Sniper Training by Private Firm

by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on Nov 05, 2012 | No Comments

  I came across this over the top video – complete with heavy metal soundtrack and camo fatigues – by the private security firm [...]

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DPS’ Sniper Program Only Part of the Agency’s Militarization Problem

by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on Nov 02, 2012 | No Comments

Since a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter sniper fatally shot two Guatemalan men and critically injured another last week during a high speed [...]

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A DPS Helicopter Sniper Kills Two Men on Border Highway

by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on Oct 27, 2012 | No Comments

First the armored boats with machine guns on the Rio Grande now helicopter snipers. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, [...]

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Are U.S. Agents Who Shoot Mexicans Across the Border Above the Law?

by Melissa del Bosque / Posted on Oct 22, 2012 | No Comments

In the past month, U.S. Border Patrol agents have fatally shot two Mexican nationals standing on Mexican territory, which makes this the sixth fatal shooting on Mexican soil by U.S. agents since 2010.

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