[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[Rosemary]

I don't think we have heard both sides of this story.  And, given the
lessons of history,  not to mention who is alive and well and who isn't, I'm
not holding my breath that we will ever know what actually occurred.

Rose Huskey

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Sunil Ramalingam
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 6:27 PM
Cc: vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

 

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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