Journal pudge's Journal: Casino Sign Shooting 5
There's a casino around my parts that's back in the middle of a residential neighborhood. It makes no sense that it exists there. It's another of many gross offenses pushed on the citizenry because of this nonsensical "sovereignty" nonsense that the federal government keeps pushing for Indian tribes.
They placed a huge lit-up sign next to the freeway a couple of months ago, pointing people in the direction of the casino. Last week it was lit up for the first time. Many of us think the sign is illegal because it is in direct violation of state codes, but they get away with it, just like they got away with the casino in the first place. And a lot of people are mad about it.
I was driving home on Wednesday, and I saw the sign, and the lighting in it looked a little dim to me. I thought to myself, "I wonder if someone shot it up," and for 0.68 seconds I entertained the notion of doing it myself. I wouldn't, because two wrongs don't make a right, but even us androids can be tempted.
I found out this morning that in fact, someone did shoot it up, sometime between Monday and Friday. I am not sure if they shot it up before I saw it on Wednesday, but I suppose it's possible, as the look of it prompted me to think what I did. (And no, it wasn't me!)
And unfortunately, I cannot report what I know to the authorities, because the tribe's own police force is handling the incident themselves, and I do not recognize them as a valid law enforcement authority. (Side note: if the shots were fired from non-tribal land, I'm pretty sure that even if the culprit is a tribe member, it would still fall under county sheriff jurisdiction, since the firing of the weapon was on county land. But I am not sure.)
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The way I look at it, we took their land, they take our money. Certainly not worth too much fussing over.
I wish it were that simple. But apart from the fact that we already paid them restitution decades ago, and have no obligation to continue paying them anything, it is not merely a matter of money but of rights.
One big issue right now is the Tulalip tribe here is trying to get special water rights, which if successful, would extend past their reservation.
Last year (or was it the year before?), the tribes took way more than their fair share of crabs, and we had a major shortage. When they didn't use all the
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If the perp was on county land and was native then they would grovel to have the tribal elders determine his fate because they would be much lighter on him than the county. The local police departments sometimes cave into this.
If the perp was on tribal land and was NOT native then the tribal elders would fight to determi
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I'm pretty sure that even if the culprit is a tribe member, it would still fall under county sheriff jurisdiction, since the firing of the weapon was on county land. But I am not sure.
If the perp was on county land and was native then they would grovel to have the tribal elders determine his fate because they would be much lighter on him than the county. The local police departments sometimes cave into this.
Well ... not necessarily. Sometimes yes, but there are other risks involved. A tribal member cannot appeal to federal court, whereas anyone else can. Yes, that's right, you have less rights if you are a tribal member being tried in tribal court, and you can't even necessarily get your Constitutional rights protected via appeal. Even if my chances of leniency were greater, I am not so sure I'd want to take the risk of that.