Posted on 05/11/2002 6:40:11 AM PDT by Rome2000
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:53:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The families of 11 immigrants who died illegally crossing into Arizona from Mexico have filed a $41 million claim against two federal agencies, saying the government's refusal to put water out in the desert contributed to the migrants' deaths.
The action filed against the Department of Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asks for $3.75 million for each of the deceased, whose bodies were found last year in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge between Tucson and Yuma.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Why are you singling out white middle class? Or do you consider politicians middle class?
Guess they could set up a water station...... don't forget the welcome mat.
I couldn't find an article about that, but here is an excerpt from a similiar story, that makes a great point...
The death was tragic, of course, but what is more tragic is the lawsuit. The parents are seeking $3.5 million, saying the Park Service had failed to warn them that the Emerald Pools area was dangerous. There were deaths at the pools in 1968, 1983 and 1984. If the parents win, it could force the Park Service to close off certain areas of national parks out of liability fears. Even worse, it could, in the name of no one ever being injured again, lead the Park Service to pave over all its trails and make wilderness areas wheelchair accessible.
We don't know if the parents in this case failed to supervise their kid. If they let him run around by himself near areas with a 100-foot drop-off, they're idiots. Anyone who treats a national park like a suburban backyard is a goof. That the Park Service would have to erect signs warning people that nature is a dangerous place is the height of a society gone insane.
Lewis and Clark set out on their expedition with a party of 45. They spent 28 months traveling more than 8,000 miles in exploring the most dangerous wilderness in the world. During that time only one member of the party died, and that was from a legitimate illness. Luck had a lot to do with that low mortality rate, but so did skill, caution and a healthy respect for nature on the parts of expedition members. They knew that a bear could bite their heads off in a heartbeat, that their boats could overturn and that their provisions could be lost for good. Knowing that, they did what everybody should do when out in nature: They were careful.
Why didn't Fox put enough water for them in those little travel kits he prepares for them before he sends them out into the desert. He should be sued.
A lot of countries shoot people trying to leave their borders. We still live in a country where people are willing to risk death to enter. There are many problems with illegeal immigration, but we need to be thankful that people do not have to risk their lives to escape, but will to enter. All in all, it is still a pretty good place to live.
No quite. At its furthest point Interstate 8 is only 70 miles north of the border. That's still a great distance on foot, but lets get our facts straight, Mr. Miller & The Washington Times.
The entire state of Arizona is only ~390 miles from north to south at its fartest point!
That's pretty much what I've been thinking of. These reckless, demented acts of Liberalism are very much like the unbridled appeasement efforts that preceded World War II.
They were negligent in allowing their loved ones to fly the planes into the buildings. The airlines should have posted warning signs in the cockpit saying "Danger. Do not fly plane into building." The screeners should have stopped them before they boarded.
And, besides, they didn't get their First Class meals and drinks.
Drug dealers sue US Government for arresting them.
Drug dealers sue because the US is arresting and incarcerating them in prison. Their case is why should drug dealers be the only one who’s in prison. Look the US does not arrest and put in prison illegal aliens from other countries, therefore why pick on the ‘poor’ drug dealers.
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