[Frondo]

It's really not. The one guy in this thread who keeps trying to say that is, I think, either mistaken (from movies or whatever) or is trying to paint an exaggerated portrait of rural life such that it seems extreme to urban-living folks; either way, it's not the case.

You don't go around shooting people you see on your property. "You did WHAT Jim? Because you saw some guy out in the cotton?"

(Now watch that same individual in this thread come back and say, "well, it's not like that in cotton country, but where they're ranching..." and...no.)

[geggam]

No where did I condone shooting or state it was a preferred method of dealing with people in rural areas.

What I am cautioning some people about is living in southern AZ (and I am sure TX) there are specific dangers and police are sometimes over an hour away. ( most of the time at least 30 minutes)

Drug runners and coyotes do operate out here and if you interact with someone who lives in an area like this they see that stuff.

Following your GPS and ending up in a wash you shouldnt be in can create a situation where a landowner, who knows police arent coming anytime soon to protect him, can be a bit nervous.

Most people have guns in their trucks out here too.

It is not the same as a city but nowhere did I say folks out in the country are gunning to shoot someone.

I did say be careful. Not all of the news about bad stuff on the border is dramatized.

Edit

Not to mention you might run into the drug runner or coyote who is already not following laws