Man arrested for "trespassing" on his own property

Did NKU relocate to Wisconsin?

This is the story of a man in Superior, Wisconsin, who owns a small piece of land. On Wednesday, he tried to hunt deer on his own land when he noticed a pipeline crew from Enbridge Energy Partners on his property.

Enbridge is an oil and gas corporation known for its repeated fuel spills. In 2007, Enbridge's Wisconsin pipeline spilled 50,000 gallons of bubblin' crude onto a farm. The company has had to pay over $1,000,000 to the state for 545 separate environmental violations.

When the man in Superior saw the crew on his property, he politely asked them to leave. (After Enbridge destroyed a farm, who could blame him?) Even if Enbridge had an easement, the company was breaking the easement terms.

Shortly thereafter, an officer from the sheriff's department showed up and arrested the property owner for "trespassing" - even though it was his own property.

So now a powerful energy corporation can just claim someone else's property as theirs? And they can deputize law enforcement to carry out their demands?

Is it a corporate command state yet?

(Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/153801)