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Originally Posted by nmap
One problem is that there is no benefit in suing the illegals. Even if the rancher won, there would be nothing to collect. A loser-pays approach would need to make plaintiff's counsel personally liable. (evil grin).
An additional concern is that juries may favor the plaintiffs - that hints at underlying changes in the way society views property rights, the right of self-defense, and immigration laws.
TANJ = words of wisdom.
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"Nmap,"
I was thinking of the federal charges for entering into our country illegally. If memory serves me correctly this potentially carries federal penitentary time, also possibly in conjunction with state prison time, fines, etc... as well as mandatory repatriation at the time of their release. Since they've admitted to the crime in the process of their civil trial, one would think that the court and the US Atty. would be morally, ethically and legally compelled to prosecute. I could be looking at this wrong though. Perhaps, some of our experts could shed more light on this?