Posted by Dean Olson on November 27, 2012 at 21:42:58 from (98.196.66.64):
I have 14 acres with about 1700' of creek frontage that's been used as a dumping ground for 100+ years. It's has a black top through it with a bridge over the creek. I've been slowly cleaning it out and doing some dirt work so I can get a tractor down in their to access it. I have about 700' left to do. I noticed some cars on the shoulder so went down to see what was up. 5 non english speaking hispanics down in the bottom picking up scrap steel. Some that I'd already stacked and some not. I asked them to leave and got a no habla for my efforts.
My home, out buildings,Farmall spare parts tractors are readily accessible from the creek when it is dry. More so now that that section is cleaned out.
SOO I call the Sheriff dept. Deputy shows up 45 minutes later and wonders why I want them out as they are cleaning up the place. Dumbstruck it took me a minute to comprehend what he said.
I explained to him that it's my land, that all he needs to know and are you going to run them off or do you want me to call someone else? I also asked him if he was going to call INS and got a "not my job man" reply. I really got po'ed and said next time I won't call him and just handle it myself.
He explained that these illegals know our system better than we do and if they file a complaint against me he will have to arrest me. I'll basically get sued for infringing on their rights. He also said that LAST thing you ever do is point a gun at them as they know that is assault with a deadly weapon and I would go to jail before they would.
Now I really can't believe I'm taking a scolding for not wanting strangers roaming my property.
By this time they are cursing me/us in spanish and pizzed about having to unload my scrap. Between them and me he had called for backup and 2 more deputies showed up. Thieves left with no arrests or tickets. deputies never even checked for id's.
He did ask for my id and ran it.
After I calmed down. I asked him if he was aware of the recent break ins, burglaries and mysterious disappearances of anything loose? Now he was dumbstruck for a minute. Our county has a 4% success rate for solving burglaries, or should I say 96% failure rate. I got another "not my job man". Seems his job is to write up the report and then he's done with it.
He did agree to patrol my area a little more often.
This was a real wake up call for me as our cops seem to be scared of them and they dang sure had no fear of them or me.
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