[nctexan]

Another interesting view of the police work supporting the Duke lacrosse case. The statistics raise big questions as well.

[TommyDale]

Any bets as to the racial makeup of the perpetrators?

[TommyDale]

"The Hispanics also say most of the robbers are black. Of 17 Hispanics asked, all said they were either a robbery victim or knew one -- and that the assailants in every case were black."

[TommyDale]

It's a relief that the bulk of crimes are not attributed to rich white Duke boys.

[goldstategop]

Durham - the San Francisco of North Carolina. Any bets the victims are mostly illegal aliens?

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Sybeck1]

Nowhere do I see if these are illegals in this report.

[wideawake]

I understand that roving teams of former Duke lacrosse players in minstrel makeup were responsible.

DA Nifong will get to the bottom of it.

[Condor51]

...armed robbery of Hispanics here is chiefly a black-on-Hispanic crime.

That's odd?!?

I searched and double searched the article and cannot find 'hate crime' anywhere??? Oh well, I guess the search function in my Firefox browser is broken.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Is Maliq Shabazz screaming 'racism' from the rafters yet? Surely these black yuts are being wrongly accused.

Seriously though, most Hispanics that are not necessarily legal will have whatever cash they own on their person, not in a bank or safe place. Easy targets for those who have no qualms about being thieves.

[wrench]

These robberies are targetting "off the books" employees, many of whom are not legal residents. They get paid in cash, and don't use banks.

The illegals tend to settle in communities together, and it is quite easy to identify them, especially when the work trucks are parked out back at night.

The same thing is happening in the illegal's communities near Atlanta.

[pissant]

I can attest from first hand experience that Durham is a certified sh*thole.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

"the assailants in every case were black"
The headline should be "blacks rob Hispanics".
But no. PC forbids telling the truth when it reveals that blacks commit much more crime for their numbers than any other portion of society.

[Gritty]

I didn't see the words "illegal aliens", "easy and identifiable victims", or "illegals don't want to attract the attention of authorities" anywhere in the article.

But maybe I missed them.

This is all such a mystery. If only the reporter, or somebody, could come up with a clue as to why this is happening to numerous bewildered workers from places like Guanajuato!

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

They're only being the victims of violent crimes of which natural-born Americans are unwilling to be victimized. [/sarasm]

Seriously though, the illegal immigrants (and I'm willing to bet a stack of $20's they are...) living in Durham are ripe to become further victims of crime because they are already part of the criminal subculture. This is why violent crime is comparatively shocking in nicer communities...because criminals also have a tendency to prey upon others who are living in their midst.

~ Blue Jays ~

[metmom]

Instead of posting more patrols in high-crime neighborhoods, police told him it was his fault for carrying so much money, and advised him to look out his windows to be vigilant of suspicious activity, he said.

If it's known by the robbers that this type of victim has a habit of carrying or dealing primarily in cash, where large amounts of it can be easily found, what to they expect? It's an easy take; you don't have to bother with the black market when you can get cash, and it's a pretty sure bet to hit the jackpot.

[lonewacko_dot_com]

Such reports are sometimes precursors to local or national banks and the Mexican government offering to step in and help. That takes the form of that government giving IDs which the banks use to open accounts.

Here's one example:
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/002019.html
See also the last part of this:
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/005960.html

[art_rocks]

Is this reminiscint of Florida when tourist were robbed back in the last century. The robbers didn't expect the tourist to return for trials if they got caught.

I bet these robbers are thinking they are robbing illegal immigrants who won't call the cops.

[Mr J]

Cue the Mexican gangs, acting in so-called self-defence.

[Old Professer]

"The Hispanics also say most of the robbers are black. Of 17 Hispanics asked, all said they were either a robbery victim or knew one -- and that the assailants in every case were black."

They should stay out of black neighborhoods.

[Old Professer]

Cover charge.