Roger Barnett's Trial Follow-up

Well folks, Douglas, Az. Rancher, Roger Barnett's Civil Suit brought about from charges imposed by the MALDEF Organization on behalf of 16 illegal immigrants is now in the hands of the Jury. Since Monday is a Federal Holiday, we'll have to wait until Tuesday to hear anymore in this case, but there is other 'spin-off' news dealing directly/indirectly with this all important Constitutional Rights case, here are a few;

Washington Times Friday, February 13, 2009
Gerardo Gonzalez, described in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) as a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, was convicted in September 1993 for possession of a controlled substance for sale and ordered deported to his home country.
Gonzalez, whose illegal re-entry after removal under U.S. law would be another felony, is among five women and 11 men detained by Roger Barnett, owner of the Cross Rail Ranch near Douglas, Ariz.
The next article may sound like a spin-off from the Roger Barnett case, but it's not. From what I gathered from the website below, Mr. Davis, and volunteers, have been doing this for awhile;

Sierra Vista, Az. "The SV Herald" Friday, February 13, 2009
TOMBSTONE — "We don’t want to hurt anybody. An illegal border crosser is guilty only of a misdemeanor; it’s not a serious crime. They’re usually so tired and hungry, they just want to go back."Bill Davis, founder and director of the Cochise County Militia, was going over some of finer points of what can and cannot be done by people participating in the two-week-long border watch project that began Sunday morning. For information about the militia, visit www.cochisecountymilitia.org.

Tucson Citizen.com February 13, 2009, 8:11 p.m.
The Associated Press
Jurors have recessed after a day's deliberations in Tucson federal court in a lawsuit illegal immigrants brought against a southern Arizona rancher who detained them at gunpoint in 2004.
Deliberations began Friday and resume Tuesday - after Monday's federal holiday.
Six migrants claim that 66-year-old rancher Roger Barnett should pay compensation for violating their civil rights near Douglas. They allege he threatened to shoot anyone who tried to escape.
Barnett's lawyer argued that his land was inundated with illegal immigrants who left trash on his property, damaged his water supply and harmed his cattle. He began looking for and detaining migrants for the Border Patrol to protect his property.
Barnett is also accused of assault, battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Of course these articles listed sound kind lacksy-dasical to most, but let me just say, that that part of the country, this illegal alien thing is an everyday thing, almost a 'ho-hum' type reaction on the part of the locals... They read, hear, and in some cases, live this story and others similar to it daily. So far as I know, the only News Media ,outside of the local Arizona newspapers, to take an interest in this story has been the Washington Times. I haven't found the story on any other major media outlet except the Washington Times. This is how nearly all illegal immigration cases go, they must be taboo or something, no major news media wants to pick one up and run it until it's conclusion! For their perserverance in this case, I applaud the Washington Times!