Overkill or justice? Costly 5-year-old artifacts case nets no prison time and 3 suicides, but retrieves Native American treasures and raises awareness
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Was this the best use of our federal tax dollars to conduct a prolonged investigation and prosecution over these relics?
Our borders are meaningless, and tens of thoudsands of criminals stream across BLM land in Arizona, where they post More..
If it's been in the ground more than 200 years, I say it's fair game.
These artifacts all predate this country and its laws. Kind of funny how we steal, claim or conquer this land then punish our own for doing the same. What a cluster of reasoning. Our government hates competition.