Am I the only one who thinks there might be a connection between

[chalky]

This:

HOUSTON (AP) - Four men kicked in the front door of a house and kidnapped six illegal immigrants at gunpoint, including a 6-month-old baby, authorities said.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBV5X501BE.html


And This?:

Minutemen headed here warned they, too, will be watched
Rights groups, archbishop say border watchers aren't welcome
By EDWARD HEGSTROM
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3258963

Yeah, the second article says "patrolling" (cough,cough) will begin in October, but still...it made me wonder.

[ugarte]

1. Sounds like somebody didn't pay their bill

When you fall behind in your payments to your smuggler, the smuggler comes looking for you. just like the repo man. He holds your people until you pay.

[chalky]

2. That's not something that would normally be reported to the police though,

is it?

[ugarte]

3. True, it's usually resolved between the parties, just like drug deals

but if kids get kidnapped and things turn very nasty--and some of these coyotes are as nasty as drug dealers--then people go to the cops.

[Ian David]

4. Use the full name, "North American Minuteman Border Legionaires" (NAMBLA)

[chalky]

5. LOL! That will certainly be MY name for them from now on.

n/t