[ziggytrix]

ok if you went out to a rough spot in south Dallas where muggings occured daily with your cellphone in hand and 911 already keyed in, and a gun on your hip just in case you were attacked, then yes.

- just to take the "hunting down" part out of the equation.

you really can't say that they weren't trying to take an active part in law enforcement, even if they weren't trying to take down suspects themselves.

mind you, i don't personally have a problem with what they were doing, especially since as a non-violent protest it was hugely succesful.

i still think the ultimate solution is not putting one of these groups at every border hot spot, but rather going after the businesses that hire illegals, making legal ways for immigrant labor to be acquired for certain jobs, and stopping the incentive for non-violent aliens to break border laws. as for the drug smugglers, we could put a big dent in their profits if we made it legal for potheads to grow their own plants, but i doubt many folks would go for that one.