Trying to ease tension

There may be a small problem with a few tribal members at times, but there is a much bigger problem with the way the sheriff's department responds to things here," Hiles said.

Shooting at the cops with assault rifles is a "small problem"? What's the problem with the sheriff's department response, that they shoot back? And hit what they aim at cause THEY are not drunk?

Maybe the tribe needs to tie in some kind of behavioral code to getting the tribal welfare check so maybe so many members of the tribe would not be criminals on the tribal dime.

I have posted many articles on this issue on my blog, but most importantly, let's be clear. These two criminal fired HUNDREDS of rounds, which represent the chances that hundreds of people could have been killed or wounded.
The sheriffs deputies were responding to calls for HELP, and moved forward into the face of danger to protect the citizens of Soboba and San Jacinto.
Original Pechanga's Blog thanks the sheriff's deputies for their heroic action.
Imagine the damage had the pair shot down the helocopter? What if it had crashed into the casino?
These were Salgado's cousins and I understand his pain, but would he rather these two ran into the casino and started shooting?
Be careful going to Soboba