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In reply to the discussion: A closing thought on the matter of the 14 year old deported to Colombia . . . [View all]Quartermass
(457 posts)could've easily avoided this entire situation and stop ignoring the fact that she lied. if she hadn't have lied she would've not been deported.
The responsibility is hers, not the agents.
Should they be given a reprimand, sure, I can see that. They did make a mistake.
But there is an awful lot of over reaction and calling for them to be dowsed in gasoline and burned alive, well, that's really over the top. Yes, it's an exaggeration, but not much of one, because there is a lot of over reaction towards those agents in this thread.
But I'm not calling for the girl's incarceration either. She should be given a few hundred hours of community service and the entire family should be given some counseling.
And I'd bet you that really, this entire thing is just an over emotional over reaction on her part.