As a once-kid who used to take shortcuts across open ranch land, this bill would give land owners a license to kill:
The bill comes as an Arizona rancher awaits trial after he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault for killing 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Butimea after he shot at a group of unarmed migrants walking through his 170-acre ranch outside of Nogales. Under its provisions, 73-year-old George Alan Kelly would have been justified for allegedly killing any of the migrants.
How could a government allow people to kill someone. No matter how you feel about migration and trespassing and all that. That is just insane
well - for a government that’s okay with killing its citizens in general - that’s not too surprising. But yes, it is insane.
Historically speaking, most governments have encouraged it in specific scenarios.
Basically, as long as it’s a minority of some sort most governments have thought this will keep the majority less likely to revolt.
That’s how messed up we are :)