Listen now (40 min) | The Tohono O’odham leader and thinker describes the May 18 killing of Raymond Mattia and the long context of border militarization that led to it.
If Raymond and the other victims families are vocal why no input from them? Also, there are vocal community members from this community that know first hand what the community has to deal with when it comes to Border Patrol. I’m from this community, I can confirm that the community members are harassed by the Border Patrol and that all cell phone conversation are listened into by Border Patrol - it’s a well known fact that even our phone conversations are not private. The Border Patrol use the excuse that it’s U.S. Federal Land before Tribal Land, therefore, gives them the right to basically do what they want without repercussions.
If Raymond and the other victims families are vocal why no input from them? Also, there are vocal community members from this community that know first hand what the community has to deal with when it comes to Border Patrol. I’m from this community, I can confirm that the community members are harassed by the Border Patrol and that all cell phone conversation are listened into by Border Patrol - it’s a well known fact that even our phone conversations are not private. The Border Patrol use the excuse that it’s U.S. Federal Land before Tribal Land, therefore, gives them the right to basically do what they want without repercussions.
Horrifying Border Patrol racial profiling!
Border Patrol agents are trained to shoot 2x (often called a double tap), then reassess the threat. This was definitely an “overkill.”
A sad commentary on BP racism.
You are in "tall cotton" (as they say in Alabama) with Steev working with you. Give him my best regards.
Thank you. Can this be presented to mainstream news. So important