Well-known Douglas-area rancher is found slain

[sniper7]

This thread may be going in a bad direction....

Sorry folks, but don't be pissing on the grave of a guy that was murdered by no true fault of his own. Show some respect. Do you also try to berate the victims of rape saying "they were asking for it?".

And for cryn out loud. Giving water to a person is not assisting illegal immigration. Person is already across the damn border. If they die in the desert, I'm guessing many of you would be extremely pleased, but sorry to say - it's a human life we are talking about. Illegal immigration is a crime, they are criminals, and they should be treated as such. Nowhere in America however, is illegal immigration (in itself) a crime punishable by death. So what justification do you have for wishing death as a punishment for the crime?

If you want to blame immigration issues, look towards the government. An old guy that doesn't want people to die on his property is not the cause, on any level.

Do you berate everybody who goes overseas to help people because "those" people are not worth helping? Red Cross, Missionaries.. our floating hospitals? Seriously, sometimes I wonder if I'm in the company of people.

I'm not trying to take it in a bad direction and I don't wish death upon anyone. I am sorry if it came off that way.

I am all for helping others and giving in a time of need and I do plenty of that myself, but I also see these people as criminals in the beginning, many of which could also be drug smugglers and/or gun smugglers (which we all know what ammo that gives to the media to hurt OUR rights) or future rapists, murderers, thieves etc.

I see this guy as an enabler. I don't condone him for giving people water since they are in fact people, but he never called the authorities. Maybe he felt sorry for them and was sympathetic to their quest for a better life which is also understandable, but if my quest for a better life was to rob a bank and not hurt anyone in the process I don't think that would go over so well. (and that is a pretty good analogy except it is our government that robs from us and gives to the illegals through various aspects, systems and programs).