Originally Posted by
broncofan
I am not sure whether violating federal land use regulations are incarcerable offenses so arresting him doesn't achieve the purpose of the injunction as well as seizing his cattle does. When the courts held that he was violating the regulations they ordered him to pay for past violations. But an injunction is forward looking. It doesn't punish him for past actions but says, "what we've already punished you for doing needs to stop."
What kind of government would we have if it couldn't even enforce an injunction? A completely toothless government. This may surprise you but law enforcement officers carry guns. When they enforce laws they also have those guns with them. You say there were a lot of officers and a lot of guns? Well, the man is still alive, and still ignorant. I don't know why officers of the law have to deal with a continuing series of violations with kid gloves. Anyhow, it doesn't matter. Nobody in his family was shot however many guns were present. His legal arguments had no basis. And the government had a right to seize his cattle.