Posted on 02/16/2009 9:40:10 AM PST by AuntB
Few cases better illustrate how dysfunctional this country's immigration and “justice” systems are today than that of Roger Barnett - a Cochise, Ariz., man who is being sued in federal court by a group of illegal aliens who accuse him of violating their “civil rights” for holding them at gunpoint after catching them trespassing on his property.
The illegals, who are suing Barnett with the assistance of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), seek $32 million for civil-rights violations, the infliction of emotional distress, and other things - $1 million in actual damages and $1 million in punitive damages for each of the illegals who were purportedly “victimized.”
One of the illegal aliens seeking to collect his $2 million is Gerardo Gonzalez, 38, described in MALDEF's lawsuit as a Mexican citizen. No ordinary Mexican, he. ..... Gonzalez is also a convicted drug dealer; in September 1993 he was convicted of possessing a controlled substance for sale and was ordered deported back to Mexico.
Gonzalez, whose illegal re-entry after removal under U.S. law would be an additional felony, was among the 11 men and five women detained by Barnett on March 7, 2004 when the rancher, now 64, approached a group of illegals, accompanied by a dog and carrying a gun.
..... Barnett described in detail how his property had been violated by literally thousands of illegals who destroyed his water pumps, killed livestock, destroyed fences, stole trucks and broke into his home. In reality, this lawsuit should have been thrown out before it ever got to court.
We hope that when the federal jury resumes its deliberations tomorrow (Tuesday), it will reach the commonsense conclusion that Barnett owes zero damages. If anything, it should consider sanctions against MALDEF for filing such a frivolous lawsuit.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Good Lord!
I wonder how much did MALDEF & La Raza got in the latest stimulus package?
Can they even sue? How is that possible if they aren’t even documented?
Yeah, there’s precedent going back several years that allows a US ‘person’ (MALDEF) to sue on behalf of illegals.
That was an interesting discovery made while in the service, that the definition of a US person includes all sorts of things, including corporations, that one wouldn’t think of as a person in normal discourse.
bttt
Oh yeah, they can sue. A big judgment was rendered in South Texas a couple of years ago in a similar deal. The jury down there was all hispanic. They basically took the guy’s ranch away from him.
That’s what these A-holes are trying to do—get a big judgment against this rancher and then they can take over his land. Maybe then, they will just build a highway across it into Mexico—rest stops and everything.
Here’s an article that is the perfect example for those who think ‘legalizing’ all entrants will solve the problem. They aren’t vetted by USCIS. They let anyone in except the ones they should:
Officers at Calexico East Port Arrest Mexican Citizens for Narcotics Smuggling Attempt (Both ‘permanent residents’ in California)
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4292&Itemid=1
They could give a hoot less about his land. This is personal. Barnett has delivered in excess of 12,000 illegals to the BP in the last 10 years or so. He's effective, and they want him stopped.
This is so not right. I feel our country is going somewhere in a ‘handbasket’ like a spinning tornado - destruction being inflicted on our Citizens, and nothing can stop it’s downward spiral.
The legislative, executive and judiciary of this country actively side with wrongdoers; i.e. criminals, illegal aliens, sodomites, druggies, abortionists, trespassers, frauds, the corrupt bribe takers, the bungled and inept etc. etc. The wrondoer has powerful allies in this day and age. 2010
“Clean-up on Aisle 9, please...”
As If.
In Mexico there are no real "records". Maybe some paper stuffed in a Federale filing cabinet, or something on a hard drive in Mexico City because someone wouldn't pay the Mordida. That's it. It's laughable to talk about it; it's nothing like the U.S. Even if the records existed at one point in time, a small payment would make them disappear, or simply be unavailable to the Yanqui investigator asking for them...as if he knew where to even go to ask.
The whole thing is a colossal joke. You could be a serial murderer in Mexico and end up looking like a choirboy to a USCIS investigator. Great deal for them!
The citizens of the U.S. have more files kept on them than the old Soviet Union, and outside of our borders, there's hardly any record keeping, at least that would be available.
And so a couple of Central Valley choirchildren turn out to be Narco-Mafia types. Whoda thunk.
That's correct. They sense weakness in the U.S. legal system that allows them to pull this stunt.
But don't disallow San Jacinto's comment about the dirt. In Mexico and Spaniard society, this is paramount. It doesn't matter to them that the hated Gringo's made something of the land north of the Frontera; the thing that matters is that they don't own it. And they understand that occupying it means they end up with it someday.
Never forget that when you are trying to understand the invasion. In the end, that is what it's about: take "back" the dirt (which was never "theirs" to start with, but that's a detail).
Anecdote: I was talking with a relative recently about all the new high rises in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point). Those are all on "leased" land - leases that aren't worth a damn. My relative laughed and said, "what idiot invested in that? they're just going to take the land and the buildings (thanks, gringos!)".
The great humiliation of the Spaniard over-class was the loss of all that dirt they thought was theirs. If it takes them 500 more years, they want it back.
Anyone interested in making a contribution to Roger’s defense by check, please send
and address funds directly to:
Roger Barnett Legal Defense Fund
1498 E. Fry Blvd.
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
or
by Credit Card:
call Barnett’s Towing: 1-800-722-2303
- Tell them you want to make a credit card contribution to the Roger Barnett Legal Defense Fund
- At this time, there is no mechanism for making credit card contributions over the internet.
Let me see if I’ve got this straight.
U.S. Citizens, Congressional legislators, Presidential candidates and many others lack “standing” to file a suit just to have Zero exhibit proof of qualifications for office of President but a bunch of wetbacks illegals caught sneaking into this country who are trespassing can sue (and probably win) a property owner for catching them and holding them at gunpoint for the immigration authorities.
[Best Jakob Smirnoff voice] Vhat a country![/voice]
I always thought MALDEF was appropriately named.
Mal = Spanish for “Bad”
Thanks for posting....and good to see an editorial from a paper “inside the beltway”
What is happening to Barnett is a travesty. His rights are the ones being violated
And groups like MALDEF and La Raza are nothing but the Hispanic Ku Klux Klan. La Raza is THE RACE (in English)....how racist is that...
American citizens need to start suing these groups...even if only to keep them busy and to make them spend money to defend themselves...that is what they do to Americans
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