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Sexe : Male
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Age : 27
Zodiaque: Poisson

Ville : EVANSTON
Région : ILLINOIS
Pays: US
Date d’inscription :: 26/03/2006

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Antonio (2)
mardi, août 14, 2007 
In my opinion this is getting out of control.  The federal government should withhold federal funds from any city with a sanctuary policy.

Report: Possible Sexual Assault Before Newark College Kids Were Killed

The investigation into the execution-style murder of three college students took a shocking turn Friday afternoon with a report that two of the victims may have been sexually assaulted before they were killed.

FOX 5 New York reported that a sexual attack may have occurred before college students Terrance Aeriel, Iofemi Hightower and Dashon Harvey were shot to death, and 19-year old Natasha Aerial was critically wounded.

Authorities charged a third suspect with three counts of felony murder in the killings Friday evening, according to an Associated Press report. The suspect was described as a 15-year-old boy by Essex County prosecutors during a late press conference.

The latest developments capped a day of high drama in Essex County Superior Court, where Peruvian national Jose Carranza, an illegal immigrant previously charged with raping a 5-year-old, pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one charge each of attempted murder and robbery.

Speaking through a Spanish interpreter, Carranza, 28, who surrendered Thursday to Mayor Cory A. Booker, said he understood the charges against him.

A second suspect, a 15-year-old boy, pleaded not guilty Thursday and remains in custody, Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Thomas McTigue said Friday. Authorities are seeking to have the boy tried as an adult.

Authorities said the hunt continued for others involved in the execution-style shootings, which have ratcheted up anger in New Jersey's largest city.

"We believe there are other suspects out there," Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow said after the arraignment. She termed Carranza a "significant suspect" but declined to elaborate on his role in the shootings or comment on the prior charges he faces.

Dow would not answer questions about how Carranza was released on bail despite his illegal immigration status and charges earlier this year that he raped a 5-year-old, then threatened the child's parents.

Carranza was indicted by grand juries in New Jersey twice this year — in April on aggravated assault and weapons charges; and in July on 31 counts which included aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13 years old and endangering the welfare of a child he had a duty to supervise.

He was released on $50,000 bail on the assault case, which stemmed from a barroom fight, and $150,000 bail on the sexual assault indictment, which charged that the abuse began in 2003 when the girl was 4 years old and continued to this year.

The assistant prosecutor handling the murder case, Thomas McTigue, said, "Our focus hasn't been his immigration status."

Prosecutors said they did not immediately recall if Carranza's immigration status was known when he was granted bail on the two indictments, and whether they opposed granting bail.

It is rare for illegal immigrants to be granted bail, especially when charged with serious crimes, said Alan L. Zegas, a noted New Jersey defense lawyer.

"The level of risk of flight increases exponentially when a person is not a citizen of this country and has few, if any, roots here," Zegas said.

On Friday, Carranza, who lives in nearby Orange, could barely be heard in the courtroom, as Booker and relatives of the victims looked on. Carranza wore an orange prison jumpsuit and was handcuffed in front of his body. He stared at the judge and glanced at his lawyer.

State Superior Court Judge Michael R. Casale continued the $1 million bail and ordered that Carranza be held apart from other inmates at the Essex County Jail for his protection.

Carranza's lawyer, Felix Lopez Montalvo, declined to comment after the 11-minute hearing.

Authorities do not believe the four victims knew the assailants before encountering them Saturday night. Carranza and the teen are not related, Dow said, but she didn't elaborate on how they knew each other. The teen's name was not released because of his age.

The four victims, friends aged 18 to 20, were shot while visiting in a school yard not far from their homes Saturday night. Authorities have said robbery appeared to be the motive.

Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, 20, and Iofemi Hightower, 20, were forced to kneel against a wall and were shot at close range. The fourth victim, 19-year-old Natasha Aeriel, Terrance Aeriel's sister, survived a wound to her head and is hospitalized.

Despite being under sedation for periods of time, Natasha Aeriel was able to help authorities identify the suspects, the mayor said.

Officials said fingerprints on a bottle found at the shooting scene and ballistics evidence tied Carranza to the crime. Carranza and the teen were charged with three counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and other charges.

Police Director Garry F. McCarthy declined say if authorities had determined who fired shots and what kind of weapon or weapons were used.

All four victims were planning to attend Delaware State University this fall. Instead, three will be buried Saturday.


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Antonio

 
I have to say I like the fact that Derek puts political topics in his blog as it stirs debate and we are all better off for it. Also, since illegal immigration has been a recent topic I might write a bit more this time.
First off I think the common missconception in this debate is that there is a pro and con side to illegal immigration. In reality there is only a con side. I don't think anyone advocates illegal immigration. The other division is the difference between future illegals and those that have been here for years. Again I don't think anyone is advocating future illegal immigration. In that case the debate is how to stop it. Either a fence or through reformation of the system or a worker card. But the real crux of the debate and at the heart of this particular post is what to do with those here. What do we do with them? Can we realistically deport 12 million people without enormas costs or devistating the economy by removing such a large percent of the work force? In my opinion I am for letting them stay. I think the vast majority are honest hard working people who will make the USA a better place. But often I hear tales like this one as an example of why we shouldn't allow them to stay. First off I am against sanctuary cities no matter how you define them. Some make laws against reporting illegals while others just don't require it. Either way I think stories like this are missleading. Take this case people might say that this person had been charged before in violent crimes. People would argue that if he had been deported that this would not have happened but that is incidental. No matter what his citizenship status he was let loose on bail by a judge and a prosecutor who failed to realize the nature of his crimes. Simply put they dropped the ball rather than were forced to drop it. Say they couldn't call Federal agents to deport him there is still no sane reason he should have been freed on 50K bail after 31 counts against a minor even with if you favor sacntuary laws he should have been in American jail cell instead of a Peruvian cell. This guy was simply a sicko yet no more so that so many of the American sickos who slip through the system only to cause more harm. I don't think there is any evidence to suggest thatiIllegal immigration is a gateway crime. As in simply because one comes here illegally they are more apt to commit violent crimes. In fact impirical evidence is to the contrary. Imagine this were the case then 12 million illegals committing violent crimes would surely go noticed. I fell bad for the victims family but I think storeis like these only point out the fact that we are no closer to coming to a resolution on this topic than 10 years ago. As I said I am for amnesty but not just that. I envision a day or a single moment when we can say no more illegals are getting through. We can debate if the way to accomplish this is through reformation of the system or a big wall. As for those who feel we are just rewarding 1 million people for breaking the law. Keep in mind the Unites States has not in the past made a habit of attempting to do major justice on past transgressions of this scale. That is why there have been no lands given back to the Indians, reparations for slaves, compensation of justice for the Japanese who were wronged in WW2 etc. etc.
 
Publié par Antonio le mercredi, août 15, 2007 - 12:00
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Derek

 
"I don't think anyone advocates illegal immigration."

I have to disagree with this. Open border people are all over the place, especially in CA and in just about every major newspaper in the country.

"Either a fence or through reformation of the system or a worker card."
I feel stopping the influx is mandatory. Fixing the system is as well but can be worked on at a slower (i.e. government) pace. Why not do both?

"Can we realistically deport 12 million people..."
I don't think anyone is actually advocating this, not even Congressman Tancredo.

"First off I am against sanctuary cities no matter how you define them."
Glad to hear this!

"...there is still no sane reason he should have been freed on 50K bail after 31 counts against a minor..."
Very much agree.

"I don't think there is any evidence to suggest thatiIllegal immigration is a gateway crime."
I don't feel they come here with the intention of committing crimes, but what about the gang problems is almost ALL border (and even non-border) towns and cities? And I'm talking about the mexican/latino gangs...I realize that some are likely US citizens but how many aren't?

"Keep in mind the Unites States has not in the past made a habit of attempting to do major justice on past transgressions of this scale. That is why there have been no lands given back to the Indians, reparations for slaves, compensation of justice for the Japanese who were wronged in WW2 etc. etc."
That is the past and shouldn't dictate how we deal with problems currently. No land given to Native Americans? Have you been to Albuquerque? :) Reparations for slaves: sorry the statute of limitations has to be 1 lifetime....no one is alive today that was a slave or had slaves. The Japanese: don't know enough here, can't argue with that.


Thanks for the reply...more to come :-)
 
Publié par Derek le vendredi, août 17, 2007 - 3:55
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Antonio

 
I agree we can work on both stopping and the influx and dealing with those here at the same time. But either way it can't be done on the cheap the government is going to have to spend on the order of billions to achieve "my" goal of a day that they can say we stopped illeglal influx from all borders. In my opion given that the border between Mexico and the US along with Canada and the US is so long it is almost impossible. Plus then you will have people trying to come by boat and look how well that is working in Florida.

What I was talking about with the Japanese (which is still within 1 lifetime) was during WW2 after Pearl Harbor the United States decided to "round" up Janapese-Americans (people who were citizens) out of fear. They suspended thier due process rights and put them all in "camps" for the duration of the war. They didn't try to change the laws or "interpret" them as we did after 9/11 to Muslim-Americans. They simply and openly violated like have the bill of rights. I have my suspicions as to why they didn't do this to German-Americans or Italian Americans but that is another topic. But the point is that people act like pretending a crime never happened doesn't or shouldn't ever occur. Sometimes there are good reasons for crimes and when they are non violent in nature and it is impractical to enforce a punishment (like deportation or tracking and assecing an huge fine that one can't pay) perhaps it is better to just say we won't let this happen again but it did and we can't do anything about it now. Basically the spilled milk defense.

I can tell you that gang and criminal activity by immigrants and illegals is much higher in non-border towns, by non-latino gangs and of a higher evolution. What I mean by higher evolution is that it isn't just robbings and muggings. Asian-gangs for example like to illegally "import" people into the US with the interntion of slavery. Another example of a "gang" that should be a concern and is responsible for more deaths but never gets mention is the Russian mafia. The Russian mafia was and is composed of many Russian immigrant (both legal and illegal) and from what I know surpassed the Italian mafia in terms of criminal activity and brutality. Latino gangs get the media attention becuase they serve the purpose fo being missleading as this case was. Also, latino gangs are of a lower evolution in that they are primarily drug related. They are happy to sell thier drugs because they are cheap and easy. What people don't realize is that the major consumer of the drugs they sell is the USA. Our addiction to drugs is what migrates the drug dealers to America. If American stopped doing drugs like 80% of the Latino drug dealers would just find another job or if America leglaized drugs they would simply move here and work on a drug farm. I think Americans need to realize that thier need for drugs is fuel for most of thier problems. either their need for cocaine and mj from latin america and its' relation to illegal immigration or the poppy fields in the mid-east and their ralation to terrorism.

I got to say Derek you tend to have good blogs as they are timely and relevant and there is usually intelligent debate after most. Too bad we can't get more people to either post blogs or get involved in the debate.
 
Publié par Antonio le vendredi, août 17, 2007 - 5:48
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