It seems strange that these illegal border crossers are deemed to be dangerous when in the desert but not when they are mowing the grass in our back yards. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "gene lucas" <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:33 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Sentinel Report > In years to come, we >may< see the lights from an oil refinery planned > to be built a little farther towards Yuma out there.... > I agree with Steve and Rosie Dodder, no need to be alarmist, BUT rather, > we need to stay alert to the vicinity and the changing environment. I > believe any statements from the AZ Highway Patrol or the Sheriff Dept. > will likely err on the side of safety, meaning they may urge extra > caution. Unfortunately, we only see these sites at sporadic intervals. > > There was the unfortunate incident last year involving an off-duty > service person who evidently held some illegals at gun point at the I-8 > rest area just a few miles west of Sentinel.... A case of a well-meaning > but apparently mis-guided "vigilante" type causing more trouble than was > justified. > > Gene Lucas > (17250) > > beevo1@xxxxxxx wrote: > >>>We have neverseen anything dangerous >>>or even moderately alarming. >>> >>> >> >>All it takes is once >> >>Better safe than sorry. >> >>Times are changing and not all of the places are safe anymore, especially >>if you are un-armed and/or alone >> >>Beevo (aka Bill VanOrden) >>Tempe >> >>-- >>See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >>send personal replies to the author, not the list. >> >> >> >> > > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.