Justice?

Is this justice or is this nothing more than another abuse of the American legal system? I can not believe that a man no longer has the right to defend his property against criminal activity.

Now make no mistake about it, the poor souls crossing the border are searching for a better life. There are many who come here in a similar fashion and become productive citizens. However that doesn't excuse the fact that they got here by violating the law. Here is a man who is protecting his property and livestock from harm. According to the article he never drew his weapon. He called his wife and the Border Patrol came to take them into custody.

Had Mr. Barnett committed an actionable offense the local prosecutor would have rightly brought charges. And this should be a local matter not a national forum for a public wailing and gnashing of teeth over illegal immigration. But since no such thing happened, a group hoping to make a name for itself has brought a suit against him accusing him of violating their civil rights. I wasn't aware that detaining someone during the course of an illegal activity amounted to a violation of their civil rights. Regardless of their immigration status, they were trespassing on his property. He had every right to detain them until the proper authorities were summoned and the situation turned over to them. Who would truly and rightly remember exactly what was said during a tense situation five years ago? I would suspect that both sides said things they would otherwise never have said. Does that make it a civil rights case? I hardly think that it does. I think this is nothing more than an attempt to fleece his pockets of cash for their cause, and garner attention.