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