Hmong Hunter's Death Has Wis. on Edge

AP via SFGate ^ | 1/7/7 | EMILY FREDRIX

[SmithL]

Green Bay -- A Hmong hunter has been found dead in a wildlife area in a case that is stirring memories of a mass shooting that exposed racial tensions.

Cha Vang, 30, of Green Bay, was found dead Saturday morning, a night after he was reported missing in the Peshtigo Harbor Wildlife Area in northeastern Wisconsin. Investigators have not said how they believe he died but said they are treating the case as a homicide. An autopsy is planned for Monday.

Authorities detained a 28-year-old Peshtigo man, James Nichols, who showed up at a medical center Saturday with a gunshot wound that wasn't life-threatening, said Laurel Steffes, a spokeswoman for the Marinette County Sheriff's Department. He is considered a person of interest but was being held on a parole violation from an unrelated burglary conviction and had not been charged in Vang's death, she said.

Dealings between the Hmong, an ethnic minority group from Southeast Asia, and predominantly white residents of the mostly rural north woods have been on edge since November 2004, when Hmong immigrant Chai Soua Vang, 38, of St. Paul, Minn., killed six white hunters and injured two while trespassing in a private tree stand.

Chai Vang claimed he acted in self-defense after they shouted racial epithets, cursed at him and one fired a shot in his direction. The former truck driver is serving multiple life terms.

[dynoman]

"Too many people on this sight have no concept os sarcasm."

If they had any mental vision they would?

[Paladin2]

I've seen tree stands and it's impossible for two people occupying one to be there much less be at least a gun barrel's length away from one another.

The guy in jail chased a bunch of 'em around for a while. It sure as heck wasn't in a tree stand.

[Flatus I. Maximus]

Ditto that. I've had the honor of knowing many elderly Hmong gentlemen who fought for our side in Laos -- and risked not only their lives, but their families lives to rescue downed American pilots -- and several terrific young Hmong men who are currently serving over in the sandbox in the Army and Marines, and I would gladly trade any number of loudmouthed ignorant Texans to get a few more Americans like those Hmong.

[Paladin2]

Sure it sounds good. That's until you consider the effect on the cheese hat manufacturers. Who else is going to buy them?

[muawiyah]

Yeah, what he was doing sounds like he was on some sort of "man hunt". We'll probably never know, but I bet his presence in prison shakes the guards and other prisoners up as much as happened with that Dahmer guy.

Wonder if he'll last as long.

This case here is probably just another case of a holiday hunter being accidentally shot by a bullet fired from a long range. Still, because of the previous situation this death must be investigated more thoroughly than would usually be the case.

I'll stand aside from this for a while and wait with "baited" breath, eh! (That's a pun you dove hunters).

[labette]

A "tree stand" AKA "deer stand" is an elevated platform or seat typically placed up in a tree. It provides the hunter a better location to observe and shoot while raising his scent up above ground level.

To trespass onto private property and "borrow" another guy's stand can be considered equivalent to breaking into his garage and taking his Corvette for a joy ride.

{Consider me an expert in redneck etiquette.}

[muawiyah]

The plight of the cheese hat manufacturers is an unforeseen circumstance I had not evaluated. I will get some crackers and ponder the question.

[khnyny]

IIRC, Chang shot a couple of the "racist" hunters in the back...

Not exactly "self-defense".

[Eternal_Bear]

Diversity is not bad in itself but becomes bad if it becomes the sole end. To Hell with diversity is a stupid statement because everyone is diverse from another. You should think before you post.

[the808bass]

I would gladly trade any number of loudmouthed ignorant Texans to get a few more Americans like those Hmong.

Are you saying Texans are loudmouthed and ignorant? Or just certain ones? I'd certainly trade murderous lunatics to get loudmouthed ignoramuses from any state. Typing in stereo always seems to preserve our opinions.

[Petruchio]

Not again . . .

:(

[WorkingClassFilth]

I know plenty of Hmong that are every bit as American as you or I (well, me anyway). Sure, there are slime balls that happen to be Hmong, but I can show you useless white trash all day long, too. Put your robe back in the closet and shut up.

[redheadtoo]

The Hmong were staunch allies of the United States during the Vietnam war. They have more right to live in this country than a lot of other immigrants. Besides, they're here legally.

[Marysecretary]

We're in "Oneida" country, both the flatware business (which is not doing very well) and the Oneida Indians, who want most of New York State, it seems, or at least Central New York. They have a very successful gambling establishment, among other things.

There's a great Oneida Community Silver discount store in Sherrill, NY. Fun to shop and lots of great bargains.

[Lancey Howard]

This latest shooting was a tragedy. I hope the Hmong are big enough not to enflame a difficult situation that all are struggling to overcome.

Yeah, the Hmong and the whites will go skipping through the park together hand in hand, tossing daisies....

[Lancey Howard]

I believe xJones is simply sick of feel-good, politically correct horse manure such as, "diversity is our strength".
I know I'm sure sick of that eye-rolling crap.

[cherry]

this particular Hmong who murdered the other hunters is the exception, not the rule.....

I welcome all legal immigrants.......

[cherry]

speaking of Oneida, there is a fascinationg story about how Oneida Silver started......it was a cult like organization that purportedly didn't mind switching beds at night, or so it was told to me.........

It began either in upstate NY or New England, and its interesting that the Mormons with their ideas on multiple "partners" also began in upstate NY......

[aruanan]

To hell with diversity, the Hmong are out of place, it's time to go back home. And they have fared far better here than white Wisconsins would have in southeast Asia. Think of all the social benefits and welfare the Hmong have received....

Think of how easy it is to talk out of your butt. I know for a fact that as a group the Hmong and other Southeast Asians are some of the hardest working, most productive people in American society.

[aruanan]

Others on this site are way to polite, but if you really believe your post, someone needs to tell you, "You're an idiot."

Nuf said.

You failed to pick up the sarcasm phone.