I do not see the relevance to the Southern Border.It all matters. It also matters that on the Southern US border, with drug runners, car thieves, human smuggling, and lots of other very serious criminal activity, guns and weapons abound among those doing these things. Border Patrol agents are often far from support--they could be an hour or more out in the desert for example--leaving them on their own facing potentially armed and dangerous criminals.
Should they be lackadaisical in their approach of suspects?
As for continuing when an officer tells you to stop does justify deadly force if the rest of the situation is sufficiently hostile or a threat that requires it.
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US Border Patrol agents exchange gunfire with Mexico drug cartel: Reports
According to reports, there were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in Starr County, Texas.www.newsweek.com
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Border Patrol agents fired upon from Mexico, return fire: sources
FIRST ON FOX: Border Patrol agents patrolling the Rio Grande Valley Sector were fired upon from across the Mexican border on Wednesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Fox News.www.foxnews.com
Full on firefights occur with some regularity on our Southern border because of the criminal activity. Drug smugglers are heavily armed, sometimes with automatic weapons. Should Border Patrol agents be taking chances?
I agree that if the situation calls for it, deadly force can be used. I do not think it really matters if the officer issued an order or not.