Episode
Part Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
1:04:26
Published: Tue Aug 11 2020
Description
Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue discussing the U.S. Border Patrol. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
The hosts discuss their experience with misinterpreting words and how it's important to not judge others based on our own biases.
00:00 - 02:52 (02:52)
Summary
The hosts discuss their experience with misinterpreting words and how it's important to not judge others based on our own biases. They also briefly mention a Paddington shirt that supports the idea that migration is not a crime.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Border Patrol's notoriety for being mean to immigrants is often discussed, but their involvement in global counterinsurgency during the Cold War era is not as well known.
02:52 - 13:42 (10:49)
Summary
The Border Patrol's notoriety for being mean to immigrants is often discussed, but their involvement in global counterinsurgency during the Cold War era is not as well known.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Los Fresnos, Texas Border Patrol facility trained individuals from various countries to become part of death squads and carry out terrorism on their own countries for years.
13:42 - 20:42 (07:00)
Summary
The Los Fresnos, Texas Border Patrol facility trained individuals from various countries to become part of death squads and carry out terrorism on their own countries for years. This sheds light on how US policy and plotting contribute to insecurity and emigration from these regions.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Border Patrol has long been a corrupt institution, with a culture of punishing desperate people.
20:42 - 26:30 (05:47)
Summary
The Border Patrol has long been a corrupt institution, with a culture of punishing desperate people. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning series from The New York Times in 1980 shows, evidence of corruption and human rights abuses goes back decades.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The cruelty and violence enforced by border patrolling is a way for fascists to do unspeakable acts and allow the state to back up its existence under the guise of a government agency.
26:30 - 34:05 (07:35)
Summary
The cruelty and violence enforced by border patrolling is a way for fascists to do unspeakable acts and allow the state to back up its existence under the guise of a government agency. Crossing a border without proper documentation has been turned into a crime serving as an excuse for exploitation and murder.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The U.S. Border Patrol's role in stopping terrorist attacks was exaggerated in the aftermath of 9/11, and the agency has a long history of carrying out ethnic cleansing of non-white people from border areas.
34:05 - 42:49 (08:43)
Summary
The U.S. Border Patrol's role in stopping terrorist attacks was exaggerated in the aftermath of 9/11, and the agency has a long history of carrying out ethnic cleansing of non-white people from border areas.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The new chief of the border patrol is facing a dilemma over whether or not to change the agency's green uniform, despite more important issues like sexual abuse and human trafficking within the organization.
42:49 - 47:40 (04:51)
Summary
The new chief of the border patrol is facing a dilemma over whether or not to change the agency's green uniform, despite more important issues like sexual abuse and human trafficking within the organization. Border patrol agents are proud of their recognizable uniform and resistant to change.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
No More Deaths has been working to curb the alarmingly high death rates of migrants attempting to cross through the treacherous desert terrain along the US-Mexico border by leaving gallon jugs of water in key areas of the trails.
47:40 - 50:56 (03:16)
Summary
No More Deaths has been working to curb the alarmingly high death rates of migrants attempting to cross through the treacherous desert terrain along the US-Mexico border by leaving gallon jugs of water in key areas of the trails. However, Border Patrol agents have been known to destroy the water supplies, leaving them without a vital source of hydration.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In this episode, the host talks about some cases of corruption within the Border Patrol agency, including agents selling maps to smugglers and thousands of agents getting arrested, but notes that these bad apples have not stopped the agency from detaining more migrants than ever before and highlights how federal law enforcement agencies need to be more transparent about the number of people they kill.
50:56 - 56:45 (05:49)
Summary
In this episode, the host talks about some cases of corruption within the Border Patrol agency, including agents selling maps to smugglers and thousands of agents getting arrested, but notes that these bad apples have not stopped the agency from detaining more migrants than ever before and highlights how federal law enforcement agencies need to be more transparent about the number of people they kill.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
An average of one Border Patrol agent per day almost was arrested for crimes like rape and sexual assault to attempted murder, and the current system doesn't allow for proper investigation of these crimes.
56:45 - 1:02:50 (06:04)
Summary
An average of one Border Patrol agent per day almost was arrested for crimes like rape and sexual assault to attempted murder, and the current system doesn't allow for proper investigation of these crimes.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This excerpt discusses the transformation of the NRA from an organization promoting responsible hunting to an explicitly fascist group that encourages political violence.
1:02:50 - 1:06:35 (03:45)
Summary
This excerpt discusses the transformation of the NRA from an organization promoting responsible hunting to an explicitly fascist group that encourages political violence.
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Dozens of tourists have died mysteriously in the last two decades on the picturesque island of Koh Tao.
1:06:35 - 1:07:19 (00:44)
Summary
Dozens of tourists have died mysteriously in the last two decades on the picturesque island of Koh Tao. Despite the tragic history, tourists still flock to the island in search of adventure and beauty.