Villaraigosa call officers who fatally shot man 'heroes'

You might well be that scum someday... better re-think your priorities.

Nope. I think that cops have gotten too militarized.

I think that no-knock raids or kicking down doors are justified only if someone is in immediate danger.

But, if a private armed citizen shot a drunken, knife-wielding illegal alien dead, I bet you'd be be all for it. I know I would.

I extend the same courtesy to the cops.

Don’t want pain. I want to put an end to their entitlement mindset and their “Machete” inspired fantasies.

Aw, you’re such a softy. ... Enough pain and they learn self-restraint, or they die.

“But, if a private armed citizen shot a drunken, knife-wielding illegal alien dead, I bet you’d be be all for it. I know I would.”

Actually, I have changed my mind a bit about that... A drunk with a knife is not dangerous unless he gets close to you and I doubt that officers were close enough to have to fire their weapons. Now I agree that shooting a suspect with a knife is ok if he is charging the officer but really, otherwise, just another police justified killing (or suicide by cop).

The Police of way too many States are becoming too aggressive in their actions. Reading the news lately has be grieving mostly for all the dogs being shot...geez.

Don’t see it that way and never will. A belligerent drunk with a knife IS dangerous. Its stupid to wait for him to make up his mind to hurt someone. Or even do it accidentally.

Also, he’s not entitled to that consideration. Its called “assumption of risk.” Engage in idiotic, antisocial, criminal behavior (like drunkenly threatening people with a knife) and your are responsible for what happens to you. I happen to think this was a happy outcome, regardless of who shot him. I just hope he didn’t pass on his genes.

Yeah, okay, that is really the normal response these days. Later, many will see this as an over the top response...

Not trying to convince anyone... It’s really a perception and maybe life experience type of question...

Guatemala is a mess. This is how they think:

Family of immigrant killed by LAPD begs for support

The family of a Guatemalan man who was shot to death by a Los Angeles police officer is demanding justice...
According to reports out of Guatemala, the Jamines family in Guatemala live in a small hut with no heat or running water. Manuel Guarcaj, an indigenous leader in the hamlet, is demanding that authorities in the U.S. should pay off Jamines’ debts and also provide funds for his children’s education[snip]

http://www.speroforum.com/a/39603/Family-of-immigrant-killed-by-LAPD-begs-for-support

Guatemala is demanding TPS for their citizens, and they’ll probably get it.

Guatemala is a mess, and we’re getting it exported here.

A Guatemala government report said that last year 27,222 of its citizens were deported from the United States and 28,800 from Mexico; Honduras estimates more than 500 of its people leave for the north every day.

Prensa Libre (Guatemala City, Guatemala) 8/29/10

Guatemalan Migrants called “heroes”

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, in Los Angeles, California, to inaugurate the sixth annual Guatemalan festival (Feria Chapina), called his country’s migrants “heroes” for having the courage to migrate to the US, an unknown country. Plans were revealed to construct a monument to migrants near La Aurora, Guatemala City’s international airport.

http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/Colom-Feria-Chapina-EE-UU_0_325767433.html

La Hora (Guatemala, Guatemala) 9/3/10

Temporary Protected Status urged for undocumented Guatemalans in US

An opinion column in La Hora concerns an appeal by a number of Guatemalan organizations requesting President Alvaro Colom to convey to the US government the necessity for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for undocumented Guatemalan migrants living in the US. The column points out, “the support of US personalities who have considered TPS to be a minimum measure of solidarity with Guatemala.”

http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=72724&fch=2010-09-03

[Excerpt from USCIS publication: The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States.

Prensa Libre (Guatemala, Guatemala) 9/4/10

Deported Guatemalans without work

A study by a Guatemalan human rights organization of those deported from the meat packing plant in Potsville, Iowa in May of 2008, 64% remain without work and 36% have only temporary employment. This is a reflection of the status of most Guatemalans deported back to their own country because of Guatemala’s lack of development opportunities, the study found. “They emigrate and are exploited for their labor. On returning they are victims of the incapability of the State to reestablish them.” The study also showed that 98% of those deported from Iowa were in debt [assumption: smuggling fees], but only 12% have already paid them.

http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/Deportados-trabajo_0_329367102.html

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Guatemalan youth migration a worry

A Guatemalan youth study indicates that 50% of Guatemalan youths have either tried to travel illegally to the US or have thought of trying. Those that try go into debt to pay between the equivalent of $5,000 to $7,000 to “coyotes” to smuggle them north, but often are abandoned in Mexico and left to their own luck. Those who make it back home are left with huge debts and no way to pay them off. Those experiences do not seem to dissuade others from trying.

http://www.prensalibre.com/noticias/comunitario/Preocupa-migracion-jovenes_0_329367116.html

El Sol de Mexico (Mexico City) 8/21/10

Mexico detains 61 illegal immigrants from Guatemala and Ecuador

Chiapas, Mexico – A total of 61 undocumented immigrants from Guatemala and Ecuador were detained while being guided by smugglers in a wooded zone of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, according to Mexican immigration officials (INM). The office received a call reporting the smuggling operation Friday night and dispatched agents to the area where they made the arrests. The two guides escaped, but the 61 aliens were taken into custody for processing. There were 53 Guatemalans and 8 Ecuadorians. More than 500,000 foreigners enter Mexico illegally each year en route to the US, according to the National Commission for Human Rights.

http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldemexico/notas/n1753700.htm

All articles courtesy of NAFBPO.