Posted on 09/11/2024 6:29:52 PM PDT by NetAddicted
CBS News already reported on those "imaginary" Venezuelan gangs taking over apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado. A Denver law firm hired by a property manager in Aurora reported that "gang members are engaging in flagrant trespass violations, assaults and battery, human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors, unlawful firearms possession, extortion, and other criminal activities, often targeting vulnerable Venezuelan and other immigrant populations." Plus there were the videos that went viral and took the story national.
A police officer in Aurora anonymously testified that it was all true. Documents showed that city officials, the FBI, and DHS were all aware of the Tren de Aragua gang takeover. At first, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis denied it was happening, but then he flip-flopped and said he was taking the situation seriously.
Esteban L. Hernandez reports Wednesday for Axios that the national immigration debate has been poised by "unfounded Venezuelan gang member rumors."
My latest: Unfounded Venezuelan gang rumors spill into national immigration debate. https://t.co/AvUxRnw0cX
— Esteban L. Hernandez (@EstebanHRZ) September 11, 2024
Hernadez writes:
Exaggerated claims over gang activity in Aurora are turning the city into the latest flashpoint in the national immigration debate.
Why it matters: Republicans — including former President Trump — are perpetuating misinformation that gangs are overrunning apartment complexes in Aurora, which local police and residents deny.
Catch up quick: Aurora police say at least 10 people linked to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang known for human smuggling and money laundering, are operating in Aurora.
At least six members are in custody, per the city of Aurora. Two of those six people are connected to a shooting in July.
Wait a minute. Hernandez said they were unfounded gang rumors, but in the piece, he claims they're just "exaggerated claims." Exaggerations of what, exactly? Then he notes that police are aware of Tren de Aragua gang members in Aurora, and at least six members are in custody. But that wasn't related to an apartment takeover … it was a shooting.
Two suspected Tren de Aragua members released from custody after Colorado shooting https://t.co/zNI5L0ahg4 pic.twitter.com/0B1qfz6DHj
— New York Post (@nypost) September 6, 2024
So there are Venezuelan gangs in Aurora, but those videos we saw of them going door-to-door with a semi-automatic rifle sparked "unfounded rumors" about Venezuelan gangs. So what's Hernandez's point? We're not supposed to believe this Denver-based reporter?
NEW VIDEO armed group at troubled #aurora #colorado apartment complex now home to many migrants. Councilmember @DaniJurinsky says gangs have taken over the complex @KDVR @AuroraPD pic.twitter.com/J1uie8Y2M6
— Vicente Arenas (@vicentearenastv) August 28, 2024
You know there’s video, right?
You don’t hate these scumbag journos nearly as much as they deserve. https://t.co/9Bt7T8WQC4
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) September 11, 2024
And turns the comments off like a little b*tch
— 🇺🇸 The Police State Is Here (@x_comunicatd) September 11, 2024
These idiots will keep their heads in the sand until it directly affects them.
— Deb Suhr (@debsuhr1960) September 11, 2024
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Meaning they’re completely true.
Obviously.
The author is behind the times. The current buzzword is “baseless”. Never mind your lying eyes...
Inside the Ohio Town Invaded by “Cat-Eating” Haitians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZTr3F_YZI
Check the comments below the video:
“Eating pets or not, clearly there is a problem. Flooding any immigrants into any area is going to cause an unsustainable situation. That’s what the issue is.”
“I’m an American from Ohio. This system denied my disability claim and left me homeless on the streets for 15+ years. There was no help, no housing for me. I’m living in a shed with no plumbing - here in Ohio.
These people are getting resources no American has ever gotten and that is corruption.”
The media as we know it must be “fundamentally transformed”.
The Left’s Jedi mind tricks are not working.
There ARE violent Venezuelan gangs in the U.S.
Haitians ARE eating pets.
And CommieLa IS an idiot.
They don’t even pretend to tell the truth anymore.
That will all change the day after the election when the services of the illegals are no longer required.
The first thing they'll do is turn off the EBT cards.
After that, things will get real interesting real fast.
Correct. They are not (just) taking over apartment buildings, they are taking over America.
I predict the gangs will soon start murdering this who try to expose them.
I live in Aurora. It’s completely real, and some coastal soyboy at Axios has no clue. So far, Venezuelan gangs here have taken over multiple apartment buildings, violently robbed a jewelry store and assaulted the employees/owners, been caught running a large car theft ring, been involved in multiple shootings, and employed young kids to smash stolen cars into gun stores to try to steal weapons to equip the gangs. Yeah, nothing to see here.
There were only 20 gang members…not 25. Hence the over exaggerated claim. Actual numbers may vary. Offered as an example of liberal logic.
There were only 20 gang members…not 25. Hence the over exaggerated claim. Actual numbers may vary. Offered as an example of liberal logic.
Axios. LOL! No credibility.
Commiela had receivers in her ear rings.
The Aurora police believe there are way more than 25 gang members, and they are starting to recruit wannabees as their reputation grows. That is not what they will say in public, but officers will say that in private.
A police department bound by the terms of a "Consent Decree" ("Avoid arrests of Blacks and Hispanics whenever possible") is not going to slow them down at all.
Like most gangs, it is a franchise operation. Each group is independently owned and operated. Out-of-State connections help them move stolen goods and drugs, and sex slaves. It can get to be a big money business very quickly unless checked.
The local and State authorities do not seem to have any idea of what they are dealing with.
I used to work for a company, who’s headquarters were in Aurora, CO. While working in Aurora, I stayed in a hotel there for 2 months. Oy vey, guess I couldn’t now.
A good example of these types of information Mal-manipulation, is this claim the cat-killing woman isn’t a Haitian, she is from some other town in the USA, not from Haiti.
When I heard this claim from the Leftist media, it set off my alarm. Who cares where she is from? Is she an American citizen, or did she come from Haiti to the USA three months ago and lived in some other nearby town.
She might. But I simply do not trust a single thing the media says. I just assume they are lying, because they have a well documented history of doing so.
They’re just dictators at this point.
‘We control the media and the government and what we say is your reality’
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