Police do not think that what happened to Nabra is a hate crime. We were discussing other teenagers that have had similar things happen to them. The burning of Nabra's memorial does sound hate related but is not an indication that her assault and death were motivated by bias. |
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I didn't say anything about her murder being a hate crime. In fact I posted early in the thread saying I didn't think it was.
Her funeral is going on as we speak. Can't we focus on the victim and what happened to her without derailing the thread with ignorance about "illegals"? |
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I don't believe in being out that late, especially in the streets and under 18 also and walking, and it doesn't even matter what religion or belief. Bad things happen when darkness falls.
But, what happened is not road rage. |
so what then? |
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Really? Because what I see is this: those who are constantly defending illegal immigrants are now in a quandary. Do they condemn this man for the horrific crime he committed, and admit he (and other criminals who are also here illegally) need to be deported? Or do they rise to his defense, and in doing so, insult the Muslim community they pretend to have such empathy for? Hmm. What a catch-22 for liberals. |
That you included Great Falls in your list tells me you have never even been there. Great Falls is about as far from "urban" as you can get. Haven't seen or heard of any gang activity here, but thanks for your "insight."
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Exactly. The mean streets of Great Falls!
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Yep. Very sad but seems to be the case. |
I am sympathetic to undocumented residents and I am not in a quandary. I'm surprised at the thought that someone might even think that I am in quandary. I don't know anyone who defends violent criminals, legal or otherwise. Violent criminals deserve to be jailed. So, yes, of course I condemn this man for the horrific crime. No quandary. Should he be deported? He hasn't been tried, let alone convicted, so it is a little early to start determining punishment. But if the facts are as alleged, he deserves a long jail sentence followed by deportation. No Muslim should be and probably few are insulted by opposition to collective punishment. The only person who should be punished for killing Nabra is the man who did it. No need to exploit her murder for another agenda. |
| That if he weren't here illegally he could not have assaulted and murdered Nabra is not an "agenda". |
(I'm not Jeff.) Sure, if this particular guy had not immigrated illegally, he would not have been able to commit the crime. It's easy to see in retrospect that we'd be better off if he hadn't come here. But would we all be safer if no illegal immigrants came? This seems to be your question and agenda. Studies seem to show that immigrants -- in particular illegal immigrants -- commit crime at lower rates than native born Americans: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/illegal-immigrants-and-crime-how-big-a-problem-is-crime-committed-by-immigrants/ So maybe we would actually be better off with more illegal immigrants and fewer native born Americans. |
Wow. And you wonder why those who are apologists for illegal immigrants (Hint: Democrats) just can't seem to win an election. |
Who is defending this scum? Please post links. I keep hearing this is a "road rage" incident rather than a "hate crime" but not a lot of specifics as to why police think that. It takes a special kind of derangement to get road rage over a group of kids walking. |
DP. You're missing the point. While people say crime rates would be lower if all illegal immigrants were deported (which isn't realistic by the way, unless you don't want police to do anything else), the facts don't back that up. |