What I get from your argument is that he should have killed them instead. Like they say, dead men tell no tales.
This rancher wanted to keep his conscience clear by not killing them, and he received injustice instead.
NO, I didn’t mean to imply he should have killed them instead. Deadly force is a serious isssue. He was not defending his property. If he wanted to have the power to detain this individuals, he could become a reserve sheriff’s deputy with very little difficulty and have that right under the law as a reserve officer and help serve his community. There is more to this story......
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212206682.shtml
Original News
Published: Feb 9, 2009
Arizona Farmer Roger Barnett Sued By 16 Illegals: Gunpoint- Stops Them At Home
by Jack Ryan
An Arizona farmer who has been waging war on illegals on his properity is now being sued by 16 illegals immigrants. According to the Mexican nationals, Roger Barnett, 64, violated their civil rights when he approached them and held htme at gunpoint on his ranch near the U.S. Mexico border.
According to the Washington Times, “Roger Barnett, 64, began rounding up illegal immigrants in 1998 and turning them over to the U.S. Border Patrol, he said, after they destroyed his property, killed his calves and broke into his home. His Cross Rail Ranch near Douglas, Ariz., is known by federal and county law enforcement authorities as “the avenue of choice” for immigrants seeking to enter the United States illegally. The lawsuit is based on a March 7, 2004, incident in a dry wash on the 22,000-acre ranch, when he approached a group of illegal immigrants while carrying a gun and accompanied by a large dog.”
According to reports, the 11 men and 5 women were crossing his lands to get into America. Mr. Barnett apparently stopped them at gunpoint with his large dog and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to escape and threatened to let loose the dog on them. He had his wife reportedly call the Boarder Patrol agents. These were just a few of the 12,000 illegals this man has reported to the Border Patrol in 1998.