They Take Hunting Accidents Seriously In Texas if you have a spanish name

[MSgt213]

if you are a ranch hand with a Spanish surname:

An undocumented Mexican immigrant was shot and killed Sunday evening in an apparent hunting accident on a Webb County ranch owned by the family of former U.S. diplomat John G. Hurd.

"The illegals were crouching out in the brush. They said they mistook this guy for a hog," said Webb County Sheriff Juan Garza....

Juan Garza Mendoza, 34, an employee of the ranch, was charged Monday with manslaughter, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison....

Mendoza had apparently hit Barrera Vasquez while shooting at a feral hog, and immediately contacted authorities after the shooting, Hurd said.

Sheriff Garza said interviews with three of the victim's Mexican traveling companions and the others in the ranch hunting party led him to rule out anything but an accidental shooting.

"They mistakenly shot a human being," he said. "It's reckless. It's inexcusable."

John MacCormack, "Immigrant shot to death on ranch; Webb sheriff rules it an accident. Man charged with manslaughter", San Antonio Express-News, June 3, 2003, at (via Lexis($)) 1B.

http://thurgood.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_thurgood_archive.html#113992130673189981

[rzemanfl]

1. So if this lawyer dies, is Cheney up for manslaughter? n/t

[MSgt213]

2. Oh no way. The VP was cool and needed his dinner.

[fiveleafclover]

3. He should be anyway

No matter what happens with Whittington, he still has blood on his hands from Iraq.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

4. It's reckless. It's inexcusable.

I bet Jon Stewart would have fun with this article.