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The conservative meltdown over unaccompanied Central American children showing up at the border reached a new, but inevitable peak: armed, Bundy Ranch-style militias waving guns at them.
These gunmen were moved to action not because of the plight of these poor, desperate children whos parents sent them north in the hopes that they might escape the violence, civil unrest, and crushing poverty in their home countries. No, instead, they are just livid that America has to deal with them. So, they grabbed their guns, packed up their American flags and headed to the border.
Operation Secure Our Border, organized members of the Patriot movement, gained experience in gunwielding bullying during the showdown at Cliven Bundys ranch. Remarkably, their threats of violence had their desired effect and the U.S. government backed away from the fight. Emboldened, the group now hopes it can do the same on the border.
According to a YouTube video (since deleted) posted by one of the activists organizing the group, they are now operating under strict kill orders if they see any illegals. At one point in the video, the activist, identified by The Monitor as Chris Davis, tells prospective immigrants: Get back across the border or you will be shot.
More at http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/11/texas-right-wing-militia-to-child-immigrants-get-back-or-you-will-be-shot/ .
agbdf
(200 posts)I only hope that the authorities - local, state and federal - are keeping a watchful eye on these people!
Loudly
(2,436 posts)Vigilantism would be much less likely if they were appropriately disarmed.
Gman
(24,780 posts)Throw him in jail
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)order.
I hope there are no more Millers in this crazed bunch of Fox News zombies. The Walking Brain Dead.
I trust they will fry their bald noggins in the sun and wilt away again like the Moocher militia did.
catbyte
(34,170 posts)but in their hateful, bigoted case I will make an exception.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)A crackdown is in order. Start with Bundy (good time for it anyway since the whacks have probably moved on to the border).
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)A child crossing the border poses no threat to their personal safety, this is not self defense it is straight up terrorism. Gun nuts seem to think they can shoot anyone who commits the most minor infraction, those who threaten to shoot anyone who is not a threat need to be charged with a felony especially if it is children they are threatening.
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)What have we as a nation allowed to become. The least among us ate setting the stage for some pretty horrific blowback.
I feel miserable, especially being a resident for 30 yesrs in Texas. I am distraught.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)they are operating w/o any legal authority and anyone killed or injured by them is a criminal act....under Federal statutes.
Rstrstx
(1,393 posts)Someone got took.
I don't think they're going to get the warmest welcome down here on the border, they stick out like sore thumbs. And with local law enforcement officials basically giving them the middle finger they could find themselves in a hurt of trouble if an incident happens.
TexasTowelie
(111,292 posts)With the gangs that are roaming through Mexico, all it would take is a coordinated effort by about a dozen gang members to start a fire-fight that would wipe all of the militia folk out. They may think they are tough, but as we have already learned in the Cliven Bundy incident they are also wusses.
BTW, the guys that put up that fence are living lavishly now.
catbyte
(34,170 posts)mbperrin
(7,672 posts)Aren't they afraid their wives will spend their government check while they're away??!! Generally, those hussies bear watchin'!