I agree with Quik on one point: Yes, Chai Vang has rights. As long as he's a citizen, he's got his Miranda Rights. I don't think he can get a fair trial though. At least not in Northern Wisconsin. They'll probably get a change of venue . I hope this whole shooting sparks a dicussion on landowner rights. I think tresspassers have been given too much freedom. For example, we have people that ride around on our land on four wheelers from time to time. If i put out something that would cause them to be injured or even die, I would be at fault and i could be arrested. Stiffer fines and/or jail time need to be added in tresspassing cases. Landowners need to be given more rights to protect their property.I consider somebody tresspassing to be the same as breaking into a house. It's somebody else's, stay out unless you have permission. Some people say they didn't know they were on the other person's land. There's a simple solution to that: buy a plat book. For those who hang stands on other people's land, I dont think the stands should be given back. The landowner has every right to take them. They're on his property. So why shouldn't they be his? People should pay the price of this.
Another issue that I believe should be addressed is Hmong hunting. Now, I guess I gotta have kind of a disclaimer for this:I don't mean that all Hmongs are bad hunters and are all tresspassers and law breakers, but they have their reputation as such. I think that Hmong hunters on public land need to be watched. Not like followed around or something like that, just have the warden stop by every so often to check their bag and licenses. I know about a mile from our land in iowa there's a large chunk of public hunting land. When squirrel season opens, the Hmongs show up. They overbag on squirrels and rabbits and even shoot birds. They camp out in the woods. We found a smoldering campfire and a campsite on our land from where they had been. These kind of things have to stop. Our neighbors have found them on their land hunting. One tried to tell our neighbor that he had gotten permission to hunt there. When told he was talking to the owner, he just kind of shrugged. This stuff has to stop.

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