Posted on 04/06/2008 1:07:06 PM PDT by Mark
ANITA Shaw says, "My country let me down." It's hard to argue with her. Not only did America let Anita Shaw down, so did California and Los Angeles.
Truth be told, Anita Shaw is being diplomatic, if not generous, by not lashing out in righteous indignation at the massive tragedy she has suffered at the hands of an indifferent government. Our government: federal, state and local.
Who is Anita Shaw and why should you care what she says? Pull up a chair.
Anita Shaw is a sergeant in the United States Army. On March 2, little more than a month ago, she was serving in Iraq when her CO told her to report to the Red Cross office. It was there she learned her 17-year-old son, Jamiel Shaw II, had been murdered - gunned down exactly three doors away from his own home.
Jamiel Shaw Sr. heard the shots that killed his son; one to the chest, one between the eyes. Jamiel Sr. sprinted down the block, arriving just ahead of the police. The cops found him standing over his son, already dead, still clutching the cell phone he had used to tell his dad he'd soon be home. Now he was never coming home.
But his mother was. Sgt. Shaw was given 20 minutes to pack for a flight out of Baghdad.
Jamiel Shaw was a star football player with a solid GPA and a bright future. He was the apple of his father and mother's eye; a hero to his kid brother, 9-year-old Thomas. Tom Shaw wanted to be a football player like Jamiel. Maybe even wear his big brother's number 4. That was before. Now Thomas wants to be "a scientist" so he can "invent a time machine" and go back and save his brother.
Shaw's killer? Police believe they have him - 19-year-old Pedro Espinosa, an illegal alien gangbanger, a killer for the 18th Street Gang.
And here's how America let Sgt. Shaw down: Pedro Espinosa should never have been allowed into this country.
Here's how California failed Sgt. Shaw: It allowed Pedro Espinosa to live in a state that does nothing about its open borders except shift the blame to Washington.
Here's how Los Angeles failed Sgt. Shaw: We accommodated gangs, we still throw out the welcome mat for illegal aliens, we allowed Pedro Espinosa to serve 180 days on gun charges without checking his immigration status. We released Espinosa onto the streets, and 24 hours later he murdered Jamiel Shaw II.
While Jamiel's mother patrolled the streets of Baghdad, helping spare Iraqi mothers the grief Los Angeles visited upon her, we did nothing. This transcends outrage. It's obscene.
The ultimate responsibility for the murder of Jamiel Shaw rests with the triggerman. But let me be blunt - the cowardice of local politicians who hide behind political correctness and racial pandering as an excuse to look the other way on the mounting death toll perpetrated by illegal aliens are enablers of death.
This may be uncomfortable for some to read. I assure you it's uncomfortable to write. Jamiel Shaw's death was preventable. The president, Congress, the governor, the state Legislature, the mayor, the City Council, the County Board of Supervisors, the chief of police, the county sheriff - all of us failed him.
The son of a U.S. solider was murdered on the streets of L.A. What are we going to do about it? What are you going to do about it?
The good intentions that created Special Order 40 surely weren't intended for gangbangers. Personally, I believe Special Order 40 has been a vast and deadly failure. It's a poverty and crime magnet for L.A. and every other city that has its equivalent.
But whatever view you hold on sanctuary-city policies, can't we at least agree the special consideration given illegal aliens by Order 40 should not apply to domestic terrorists? Gangbangers should be hunted down just like international terrorists. In fact, a case can be made Pedro Espinosa is an international terrorist.
We need to pass "Jamiel's Law." We need to force every local politician to explain how they are not complicit in the murder of Shaw. We can't return Jamiel to his mother, however, we can restore her faith in the country she has served better than it has served her.
Doug McIntyre hosts the "McIntyre in the Morning" program on Talk Radio 790 KABC, weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m.
Is this an actual paper newspaper? Or an online one?
Very good story. Sad.
Ummm, Anita, your commander in chief let you down.
This administrative indifference/incompetence is not limited to L.A. Get a load of this example of our ‘Institutions’ demonstrating competence and responsibility in protecting the Public and enforcing our laws;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995891/posts
Liberalism failed Shaw.
Just another undocumented immigrant seeking a better life for himself and his family. How uncivil of the author to mention his status. After all, America is a nation of immigrants, just like Pedro. At least that's what George Bush has been telling us.
Yes, it’ a newspaper- it’s an alternative to LA Times.
I can’t help but wonder what our soldiers must be thinking...going off to risk their lives, while their loved ones here are so vulnerable and their CIC absolutely flat out refuses to EFFECTIVELY SECURE OUR BORDERS...risking loosing the WOT, not in Iraq, not in Afghanistan, but right here in our own backyards.
This is the part to me that really p*sses me off....how damn hard is it to verify someone's residency after being arrested? And, if they're found to be ILLEGALLY here, why cannot they be deported after the complete their sentence?>p?Sorry, I need to make 'preview' my friend..
CIC yes, but with lots of support from many of this country’s citizens. Heck, I see support on FR. Republicans like the cheap labor, DemocRATS want the cheap vote, and so it goes. Anita is right. Her COUNTRY let her down.
“Jamiel’s Law.”
I like it. It would make a great state ballot initiative.
If someone would write it and file for it I’d sign the petition, I’d circulate the petition, I’d volunteer to work in the campaign.
The son of a U.S. solider was murdered on the streets of L.A. What are we going to do about it? What are you going to do about it?
I’ve applied to join the Colorado Minutemen & I’m reading the Colorado message board putting together a list of decision makers who have a proactive stance on immigration .
I’m also voting for who best represents my Republic wether he has a shot or not . You guys ( whom it applies to ) can vote for the same ‘ole bullshit artist because they have an R .
And what I do about it in my county & my State on my time is between God and I .
We need to pass “Jamiel’s Law.”
Doug .. This is where you and I are on difference .
It's not hard. The problem is, the law in LA County PROHIBITS the police from verifying someone's legal status or reporting it to federal authorities.
Any locality that does that should forfeit all state and federal revenue sharing dollars.
I’m with you. I’m not voting for any of the open border clowns. I’ll be writing a name in on my ballot.
Although perfectly true, those words somehow seem inadequate.
I don’t think my state allows write-ins. That’s ok, I’m fine with leaving that box unmarked, although I’m voting for conservatives at the state and local levels. My conscience just won’t let me vote for any of the three DemocRATS currently in the running.
http://web.mac.com/waltermoore/WalterMooreForMayor/Jamiels_Law.html
It's in the works
Also google has lots of stuff on Jamiel’s Law
http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=web&cs=utf8&q=Jamiel%E2%80%99s+Law&rys=0&itag=crv&_sb_lang=pref
That's All The Web, but google will have similar
What’s wrong with passing Jamiel’s Law?
I thought it was a good thing
bttt
although I’m voting for conservatives at the state and local levels.
You bet ! And Congress too . 1 last thing . Allow me to thank you for your calm rational words . It made me take a breath .
Mark ? It’s rare that I lose my composure . I’m sorry if I polluted your thread .
OK with me. I just like showing off my tag line.:)
I just know that you can never legislate ethics and or morality . Why not put folks in office who swear on the Constitution and actually do it ? Force people to do what they say they promise .
We have very few leaders but lots of self-pandering stooges called politicians who like pigs feed at the troughs for their own gain. Public servants in name only.
My answer might differ from B.Bolt’s, but my objection is that we already HAVE perfectly good laws to deal with illegal immigration. The focus should be on enforcing them, rather than creating yet another law that we won’t enforce.
Illegal aliens- committing crimes that Americans won’t commit.
The problem is, LA County has its own law that says their law enforcement officers can’t assist federal authorities to enforce the national law.
This is the sort of thing that the Supreme Court should bounce in a heartbeat but it has never been challenged because the federal government, as you point out, doesn’t want to enforce their own laws.
A state ballot initiative specifically superseding local ordnances that establish “Sanctuary Cities” would at least bring the issue to the forefront and put a lot of heat on a lot of politicians.
President Bush, Chertoff, Congress, Schwartzeneggar, State reps, LA City Council, Mayor Villagroisa, etc.
She should place all the blame exactly where it belongs. I would be screaming from the rooftops to ANYONE that would listen.
And to think they are working on another May 1 illegal alien march in L.A. This would be the perfect time for her to make her point and demand that the before mentioned ‘officials’ obey our country’s laws and protect citizens.
Sad story.
LA is a Sanctuary City. Take all Federal $$$$$ away from them.
This is horrible. Our own government just allows these murderers to walk right in all for the sake of global one world. I just can’t stand them. I am voting against all the incumbents.
Agree. I am truly fed up with hearing Spanish around every corner. My bank actually offers not just English and Spanish at the ATMs but, an Asian language ( I can’t tell you which as I don’t read Asian characters) and another language that I even can’t remember now. It’s just to cover for offering Spanish. People are always supposed to speak English in the workplace but, at my former place of work, you could frequently hear Tagalog (Filipino). LA is going down the sewer of PC. La Raza has a stranglehold here with Villaraigosa being a member when in college. Somebody please save California before it becomes the same cesspool from whence the illegals came.
When we moved to LA County 18 years ago I was shocked to learn that the Police aren’t allowed to ask immigration status. The rationale for that is that illegals would be more inclined to report crimes and testify if they aren’t threatened with deportation themselves. I don’t care about that, please ask and deport before we become required to speak Spanish in California.
bttt
That has nothing to do with my post to you.
To interject that is specious to say the least.
Of course.
Getting our corrupt government to so so is the problem, I agree.
But my point is—if they won’t enforce the existing laws, what makes anyone think they’ll enforce this new one?
If there was any justice, jorge bush should be made to carry the picture of this murdered young man for the rest of his incompetent life.
More Americans killed by illegal aliens than Iraq war, study says
When you start digging into the numbers the only ones that can be sourced with the feds are the number of American murdered in 2005: 16692
I have seen federal numbers for illegals held in jail ranging from 19.3% to 27% of the federal prison population.
Here's a sampling of USA cities wanted for murder. What you'll see is that in big USA cities like LA or NYC most of the murderers are Hispanic. Unknown are the % of illegals. In smaller cities the FBI will post the nationalities of the murderers. About 25% of the most wanted are illegals wanted for murder. This number agrees with the percentage of illegals incarcerated in federal prisons. +-25%Pictures of top 10 most wanted in LA. Up until recent stories about crime in LA posted by the LA Times--the pictures included the nationality of the murderers. They were all foreign nationals and mostly Mexican.
Wanted for Murder in New York City.
Chicago wanted for Murder
Philadelphia wanted for murder
San Francisco wanted for Murder
New Orleans wanted for Murder
Pictures of suspects wanted for murder in Washington DC
FBI USA 10 most wanted. (two of 10 are Mexican nationals)
There are currently no exact numbers on the number of Americans killed by illegals. Part of the reason is that the government deliberately obscures the number. I talked on the phone with the head of statistics for the US Bureau of Prisons. He said his office wasn't allowed to publish the number of illegal alien murderers. Rather they were forced to put legal and non legal residents in the same category. I talked to ICE. They put out detailed numbers on illegal child molestors. However, they put out nothing on illegal murderers.
Part of the reason for the silence on the matter is that there is evidence to suggest that most Americans being killed by illegals are black--as is the suggestion in this LA Times Article. Also this article from the LA Times. And here. This makes intuitive sense. We see stories regularly of drug gang killings in Mexico but we don't see those same stories in the USA. The reason we don't see those stories is not because its not happening. Rather we don't see the stories about illegals killing blacks because that kind of story is terribly politically incorrect. The populations being displaced in downtown sanctuary cities especially are American blacks. That means that their criminal elements would be pushed aside by Mexican gangs as well. That's also the story that the wanted for murder posters in all the major cities seems to suggest.
Nevertheless, the pattern of non reporting is starting to break. Discovery Channel has a series called Gangland that mentions ethnic cleasing of blacks by Mexican gangs
Reported Foreign Nationals on Death Row in the U.S.
To look at other USA cities go here http://stlouis.fbi.gov/ and replace stlouis with the city you want.
All that said the true number of criminal aliens is far higher than is revealed by criminal aliens in prisons. Most are simply waived through the courts.DHS Secretary Chertoff, has been quoted as warning that two million people in this country illegally have committed serious crimes. See also here and here
However the number of illegals on death row is far lower.
This isn’t related to the mortgage mess, but it’s another example of what open borders are doing to this country.
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Wow... nice post!
Excellent post.
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