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Border confrontations costly, verdict shows

by laurascott | November 27, 2006 at 05:54 pm

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Border vigilantism suffered another setback last week when a jury awarded nearly $99,000 in damages to a pair of Mexican-American hunters who were confronted by Cochise County rancher Roger Barnett.
The federal court decision, reported by The New York Times in Friday's Star, sends a strong message that individuals should not take it upon themselves to enforce border laws.
The Barnett case follows a similar verdict last year in which Douglas-area ranch owner Casey Nethercott was forced to surrender his 70-acre property to a pair of illegal Salvadoran immigrants. Nethercott was convicted of illegal gun possession, the Times reported.

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laurascott

at 21:40 on January 6th, 2007

Sims' Email:

Date: Sat 06 Jan 2007 03:17:34 AM EST
From: <email_address_removed_by_laura@_plumbing.com <noreply@bigblackbag.net>
To: <username_removed@myway.com>
Subject: Casey Nethercot
Im a friend of Casey Nethercot, since we was teenagers. where is he how may I contact him?

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How would I know where he is?

Waking up to coffee this morning, I found a curious email message in my inbox. The message was sent by Ken (last name withheld), a licensed plumber located in Des Moines, Iowa.

Oddly, Ken was writing me about the whereabouts of Casey Nethercott, a Ranch Rescue member who assaulted a Salvadorian immigrant in 2003. While Ken sent the message through a contact form on my web site, my web site doesn't include information on Nethercott. The only racist border group I've photographed is the Minuteman Project. That was enough for me.

Maybe Ken found my web site through Nowpublic. Anyone else at Nowpublic contributing border stories, hear from Ken this morning?

Wink!