Friday, January 21, 2011

Brawl at the Border- Video transcript


The Youtube video of the deaths of two border guards at the Mexican/US border was released. 
The video begins with two guards approaching two immigrants in at the border. One guard declares to the immigrants, “Welcome to the US/Mexican border. Back away from the border.”
Then the female immigrant begins speaking in Spanish. She seems extremely distressed and her companion, a man, tries to calm her. Translated, she is made out saying “Don’t do anything to him.”
The video shows a border guard reaching for the light switch, and the lighting subsequently becomes very dark. The male is heard shouting “I don’t know what to do” in Spanish. 
The video quality during the dark is very poor, and there seems to be a struggle. In all the noise and screaming, someone is heard shouting “Dead!” 
The video was posted anonymously, and the person filming is unknown. The only other people in the video are two men standing in a doorway holding some papers.
The reason for the immigrant’s distress is unknown as is the reason for the immigrants’ denied entrance to the United States. 
Due to the poor quality of the video, the cause of death is unknown. In addition, eyewitnesses have not been available for interview.

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