The Meandering Teacher 1.27.4.1
Aug 1st, 2008 by gkcraig
An interesting article on the beating death of Louis Ramrez. Hate is learned at home we must be careful what we say when we listen to the news, talk at the table, or just plain interact with our children. Hate starts at home and can end at home if we want it to. Another group of teenagers beating on someone that was different. Excerpts from the article. That’s nonsense. America has a long tradition of animosity toward legal immigrants, let alone illegal ones. The undocumented are preyed upon by thugs, cheated by swindlers, exploited by employers, harassed by Minutemen, and made into scapegoats for society’s ills by opportunistic talk radio blowhards and cable news fear-peddlers.
Authorities now allege that the thugs who beat Luis shouted racial and ethnic epithets. They’ve charged 16-year-old Brandon J. Piekarsky and 17-year-old Colin J. Walsh as adults with homicide and 18-year-old Derrick M. Donchak with aggravated assault. All three were charged with ethnic intimidation. Another juvenile, whom police haven’t named, was charged with assault, and police are continuing to investigate.
The article goes on to say “if” this was a hate crime how could it not be? http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/31/navarrette.fatalbeating/index.html
Sexual assault in the military ‘jaw-dropping,’ lawmaker says 40% of the women at a veterans hospital have reported they were sexually assaulted. 29% of them said they were raped only 8% of those were brought to trial by the military compared to 40% in the civilian world. This is unacceptable the military must protect the innocent not the guilty. How many women have suffered this and did not report it? http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html
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