Posted on 08/13/2004 8:21:31 AM PDT by doug from upland
Actually, I think it shoud be more, since the perp of a fake crime definately was attempting to create racial hatred for personal or political gain.
There's always room for doubt in an "actual" hate crime, since the motivation has to be assumed.
After sitting there for a few minutes both said they saw Dunn pull up in her gold Honda Civic hatchback.
Zepeda was in the front passenger seat and said she saw writing already on the car when it pulled into the space next to them.
Both said they saw Dunn bend over by each of the driver's side tires and heard a sound that sounded like air being let out of the tires.
Martinez said she went first to the rear driver's side tire and then the front. Zepeda said she did the opposite.
Both said they were confused about what they saw and wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible.
"We thought she was weird and we did not know what was going on,' Zepeda said. "At first we thought it was a prank. We also thought that it might be research on how people react to certain situations.'
After Martinez and Zepeda heard the second tire pop they started to leave and Dunn motioned for them to stop and came up to the passenger window.
"She told us she was a psychology professor and asked us if we had seen who did this to her car,' Zepeda said. "We said no.'
They explained that they lied to Dunn because they were confused about what happened and did not want to get involved. Martinez and Zepeda spoke to police and college officials the next day after seeing the incident covered by TV news and at the urging of friends.
Okay. Thanks fo the info.
You ask a good question. Most of us would have reported it right away unless we knew she was doing it to her own car.
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Look at post #22 where someone answered my question.
Posted by Bigg Red:
"...Why did they come forward later and not at the time she was doing the damage? Unless they knew it was her own car, why would they not contact the police immediately?..."
From what can be seen from the timeline, these "witnesses" came forward after a substantial reward was announced. How sweet would it be if you're the vandals that have eluded police and you're also getting paid for your crime? Hoo-boy!
Then these two people go into an explanation that "they thought they were being monitored to see how they would react to a scenario" is waaaay into tinfoil hat territory. And who is more paranoid than crooks? I think Mr. Martinez and Ms. Zepeda had something to do with this crime...especially if they're boyfriend/girlfriend and now arranging their stories.
~ Blue Jays ~
So, are you saying they and not Dunn are the perps?
Posted by Bigg Red:
"...So, are you saying they and not Dunn are the perps?..."
My thought is that Mr. Martinez and Ms. Zepeda either did it themselves, or know of someone who did it. A typical person witnessing a property crime would call 9-1-1 and say where they were and what they saw. How convenient this young couple comes forward after a sum of money is placed on the table...
If you saw some middle-aged lady popping tires, it wouldn't be that difficult to just reach for the cellular telephone at the moment it was happening.
~ Blue Jays ~
This is great. Justice for a leftist seldom happens.
is this a potential "anti-affirmative action" arguing point?
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