Iran's Ahmadinejad wants change in US policies, not 'tactics' I found this article amusing mainly for this one quote by Ahmadinejad:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Bill_Ga...conference_for_malaria_awareness?curid=120628 Bill Gates kicks ass.
Shouldn't that be a criminal case instead of a civil case? It's definitely absurd that they're suing the guy, but it sounds like he should be tried for something.
1. How can a non-citizen (illegal resident) bring suit against a citizen? That is just rediculous by itself. 2. He was protecting his property/turned them over to officials. It's not like he was lynching them. If you were 1 guy going up against 16 people you would be acting like a major asshole too. How easy would it be to get overpowered? What exactly are you going to try him for?
Defending his property from people who vandalize his property? I would have laid down some Claymores, cracked open a beer and watched the fun ensue
Where exactly does it say in the article that they were threatening him? It looked to me like he was going beyond merely defending his property. He's not a fucking cop anyway. Having people trespass on or vandalise your property doesn't give you the right to get violent.
It should be noted that the Washington Times is a notoriously conservative newspaper run by the Moonies.
Surely you aren't suggesting media outlets have ulterior motives? Sounds like a stupid conspiracy theory to me. Anyway: Of course Barnett had no way of knowing whether these 16 illegals were drug smugglers, would or had vandalized his property, etc etc. The dude stopped them on his property, and held them until authorities picked them up. Whatever he may or may not have said to them during the process of stopping them or the wait is really un-important. They shouldn't have been on his ranch in the first place.
If he behaved anywhere near the way described in this section, he deserves to be put on trial. Bullying people around is not a legitimate way to defend your property.