Border Watcher Axed Over Migrant Photo

[Rose Siding]

TUCSON, Ariz. — A civilian border watch group said Friday that it had dismissed a volunteer who had had a suspected illegal immigrant pose for a mocking photograph.

Organizers of the Minuteman Project said that although authorities determined the man had not illegally detained the man, he still violated the group's procedures. They added that the volunteer had given the man $20 and fed him during Wednesday's encounter.

"The volunteer's actions were admirable, justified and undeniably humane," said Chris Simcox, a project official. "But unfortunately they jeopardized our established procedures and overall purpose of passively monitoring the border."
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On its website, the Minuteman Project said the volunteer had thought the man was in distress from lack of food and fluids and had given him cereal and milk. He then posed for a picture next to him while holding up a T-shirt and gave him $20 as a federal agent arrived to take the man into custody.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-border9apr09,1,615447.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

[oneighty]

1. A study in contrast

Should I shoot him or feed him? Love or Hate. Good or Bad.

This Minuteman chose wrong and was dismissed.

Of course he was 'using his captive' for political gain.

When I take up my Canada/U.S. border watch this afternoon i will carry ones. I cannot afford twenties. (Just in case I catch an invader)

180

[NNN0LHI]

2. No it never happened. I swear

:crazy:

[BOSSHOG]

3. The picture takers only mistake

was getting caught and having his actions publicized. Who knows what the MinuteKlansmen are getting away with. And Simplecox could not possibly care less about any harm coming to immigrants just as long as his group is not blamed.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. Yeah nothing racist about having a guy hold a Tshirt that calls him

an illegal alien....maybe it should have been written in scarlet letters for all the bigot defenders claiming it was no big deal.