rock over London. rock on, Chicago.

so a couple of weeks ago, a border patrol agent shot a 20-year-old Mexican armed with a rock.
the kid had been part of a smuggling group. they basically cut holes in the fence and run people across, into the city. sometimes it’s as simple as that. and when BP shows up and starts grabbing people, the smugglers will often throw rocks from far away, at their cars and at the agents themselves, in order to distract them. so that everyone may be able to get away. it doesn’t really work.
anyway, the agent shot this kid with an M-4 assault rifle, in the chest, and the guy died. his name was Ramiro Gamez Acosta. there was a big stink about it; the agent went on mandatory administrative leave, and all of these things are investigated by the Federal BI, but as of right now he’s back at work. and nothing probably would have come of it. and nothing will, even after this, but now security camera footage of the shooting has been leaked online by someone from within Customs and Border Protection. fuck! so much for Homeland Security!
the camera is pulled way back, and the incident occurs on the edge of the screen. the camera doesn’t even notice for a second and continues panning away, but then it snaps to and pulls right back onto it. then the enhanced, slo-mo version plays out. and it almost looks like Acosta is gonna throw the rock at the agent’s SUV or someone else, but there’s no one else there. so either he has a really big windup, or the agent overreacted. or both. I mean, fuck, man, you could have shot him in the leg.

also: I was reading an advertisement online for a job in Illinois, near Rockford. this is how it begins:
Yes, that’s right. Sauk Valley Newspapers is seeking a daytime news copy editor.

yes, that’s right. it’s finally happenened.