Posted on 11/25/2006 4:40:43 AM PST by peyton randolph
An Arizona rancher who has waged a five-year campaign to stop a flood of illegal aliens from crossing his property has been ordered by a civil jury to pay nearly $100,000 for a 2004 incident during which he confronted a family hunting on his land. Roger Barnett, 62, who began rounding up illegal aliens after he said they destroyed his property, killed calves and broke into his home, was ordered to pay Ronald Morales, his father, his two young daughters and their friend on claims of negligence, false imprisonment and emotional distress. ...
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However, there are disagreements as to the shape and form of this enforcement.
I guess that ends that.
I don't need to read any farther, you already sunk your boat. O.J. Simpson's criminal defense lawyers, a thousand slip-and-fall artists, and the lady who sued McDonald's after she spilled hot coffee on herself while driving think you're a hell of a guy, though.
I will say that it is likely that Barnett did lose this because, partly, the jurors noticed his bellicosity.
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