[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[Sunil Ramalingam]

Been a while since I've dealt with this, but I do not believe that the State of Idaho has complete jurisdiction all over reservations.  There are exceptions, and probably hot pursuit is one of them, but it isn't total.

Sunil

> From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
> To: bear at moscow.com
> Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 18:22:09 -0700
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
> 
> Bear,
> 
> Doesn't seem to be an affirmative action issue or a racial  
> discrimination issue or whatever. I agree there.
> 
> But aren't reservations subject to their own set of laws? I'm no  
> expert in law but if it is not under our juristiction, then it is a  
> kind of "home base where they can dash," right? I agree problems  
> result but I'm not sure of the best fix.
> 
> 
> 
> That is just
> 
> Joe Campbell
> 
> On May 30, 2009, at 11:27 AM, bear at moscow.com wrote:
> 
> > Ok, I don't see this as an affirmative action issue based on the  
> > facts as
> > set forth in the paper, for what they are worth.
> >
> > 1. Idaho STATE trooper pulls over two people in a vehicle on a
> > state/county road for a traffic violation.
> > 2. The vehicle at first stops, and then takes off finally stopping  
> > on the
> > reservation.
> > 3. STATE trooper follows.
> > 4. Some sort of altercation starts where in the two people in the  
> > vehicle
> > start to pound the STATE trooper.
> > 5. STATE trooper fires at the two people that are beating him up.
> > 6. One dead and one wounded (the two people from the vehicle)
> >
> > Have I got that right? Now, because it later turns out that the two
> > individuals in the vehicle are members of the Nez Perce Tribe, the
> > allegations are that the STATE trooper was tresspassing when he  
> > defended
> > himself? He was supposed to wait until a member of the tribal police
> > showed up?
> >
> > I'm not taking a side on this one way or the other, but  do members  
> > of the
> > tribe really think that the reservation is a home base that they can  
> > dash
> > to and be immune from state law enforcement officers for an action  
> > that
> > started off the reservation?
> >
> > And there is the issue of the reservation even existing after the war
> > between the Nez Perce and the United States (1877).  I would argue  
> > that
> > since there was a state of war between the two nations, that all  
> > treaties
> > that were written before that war occured (1855/1863), are null and  
> > void,
> > just like pre-war treaties between the US and Japan and Germany were
> > voided by their acts/declarations of war.
> >
> >
> > Comments?
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