“A group of heavily-armed militia surrounded and confronted a group of people near the U.S.-Mexico border who they thought were illegal migrants or smugglers, but who turned out to be a group of conservationists conducting a wildlife population survey.
According to Tucson News Now, the standoff took place on the night of Aug. 23 in Gardner Canyon area near Sonoita, Arizona, where members of a small group of biologists were counting bats.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada told TNN that the militia men — who are civilian volunteers and not actual federal border patrol agents — were riding ATVs, wearing camouflage and brandishing weapons when they came upon the group of scientists.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from David Ferguson / The Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/04/gun-toting-border-militia-terrifies-smugglers-who-turn-out-to-be-bat-counting-biologists/
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Sheriff Estrada, “What in hell are you idiots trying to do?”. Colorado idiots, “Uh, we was helping secure the border, Sheriff. Uh huh, ayuh, yuk .. and look whut we brung ya. Jest call effen ya need us again. Night, now. uh huh, yuk, yuk. Hey Clem, ya goys anutha piece a chaw tabakky? .. Hey watch it … did you shoot your toe off? Damnation, y’all shore did. Yuk, yuk.”