Steinle defendant won’t serve prison time

Mercury News ^ | 12-01-2017 | Tracey Kaplan and Angela Ruggiero

[KJC1]

In a twist likely to outrage immigration hard-liners, the undocumented man acquitted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Kate Steinle won’t spend a day in state prison, even though the offense he was convicted of — being a felon in possession of a gun — makes him eligible.

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Adachi said federal immigration authorities have filed a warrant known as a “civil detainer” because he is in the country illegally. Under the detainer, the sheriff’s office must hold Garcia Zarate for ICE despite the city’s sanctuary policy. Typically in such cases, ICE agents come to the jail and take the inmate to a federal detention center pending federal deportation proceedings.

[Not A Snowbird]

Trust me, ICE is pissed. They’ll have an agent stationed at every possible exit to every building that guy is in to make sure he doesn’t slip away.

[Billthedrill]

"Immigration hardliners"? This decision offends every decent human being, of which there are apparently none on the editorial staff of the Mercury News. Seven felonies, firearms conviction, and no prison time. It's legal to kill people in San Francisco.

[EinNYC]

Whatever shriveled shred of respect I ever had for the people of California, especially for the freaks who live in San Francisco, has evaporated. It's gone. A group of people who could elect a raving lunatic like Jerry Brown over and over again are depraved libtard morons. A group of people who could find such an obvious criminal---both for outright murder of an innocent U.S. citizen and for being here illegally--are dumber than a box of rocks. Dumber than the product my cats leave in the litter box. I think the product spots them a few I.Q. points actually.

We cannot depend on the testosterone-challenged wimp Sessions to go after this piece of human waste. He's too busy chasing marijuana offenders. And seemingly, he cannot focus on more than one thing at any given time. So it falls to Kate's family to see justice done, and at the same time, a most patriotic service to the U.S.

[CivilWarBrewing]

If I were Kate Steinle's father, I could not say here what I would do but in the days leading up to what I would do, I would be very quiet about it and not tell a soul.

We need to start a campaign whereby 'build the wall' becomes 'BUILD KATE'S WALL'.

[KJC1]

I was actually looking for any articles about the jury, but couldn’t find anything.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Trust me, the authorities in SF WILL MAKE SURE THIS SCUMBAG SLIPS AWAY. They'll even use decoy persons and vans to confuse ICE.

This will happen. Mark it. The Deep Staters in SF will see to it the murderer will be set free.

I will be SHOCKED if ICE gets a hold of this guy.

[beergarden]

I’m sure there’a majority of hispanic in that jury. Gotta get even with the gringo.

[Pearls Before Swine]

And I think the prosecutor overcharged and probably could have gotten manslaughter if he’d focused on it and not brought in homicide - a killing with a ricocheting bullet is not homicide, which requires at least some intentionality or knowledge.

Manslaughter was one of the charges the perp was found not guilty of. But, do you think the prosecutor threw the case? In SF, nothing is out of the question.

[laplata]

I wouldn’t be surprised.

[dontreadthis]

BTW, he’s not the Steinle defendant, he’s the Steinle killer.

[SamuraiScot]

killing with a ricocheting bullet is not homicide, which requires at least some intentionality or knowledge.

It's homicide, because homicide just means you caused someone's death--which is only a crime depending on the circumstances. Killing someone who is trying to kill you for no good reason is homicide as well, but it's not a crime, since it's "justifiable homicide." (Sort of like Mr. Steinle taking out Zarate would be.) Deliberately--as opposed to accidentally--killing someone who is posing no threat of grievous harm to you is murder.

[Navy Patriot]

Firearms possession prison time is reserved for White male non DemoRat otherwise law abiding citizens.

[laplata]

“This is what “social justice” looks like. So get used to it”.

“Progressive” social justice.

[Seruzawa]

We need the jurors names released.

[Redleg Duke]

Great Idea

[fwdude]

Hopefully, this blatant perversion of justice and lawlessness committed by the most leftist of leftist bastions will open some eyes to the perilous state we are in without some serious repentance, both on our knees and in the voting booth.

[NTHockey]

Resigning oneself to a justice system that protects only the criminals is unacceptable. There is going to be a backlash.

[laplata]

“Trust me, ICE is pissed. They’ll have an agent stationed at every possible exit to every building that guy is in to make sure he doesn’t slip away”.

I agree.

[Tennessee Nana]

I’m an IMMIGRANT...

My butt would have been in the prison and under it so fast your head would swim...

Oh this murderer is not an IMMIGRANT...

Hes an illegal alien...

Well...

Never mind...

[stanne]

Immigration hard liners?

Hmm

Does he mean the majority of voters who overcame 17 GOP idiot new world order Soros weenie presidential candidates to send in Trump who overcame Clinton cheaters who, like the Podesta Bros, are now imploding one Matt Lauer Charlie Rose media head at a time, in order to put the rule of law, immigration law, back in order

Is that what he means by immigration hard liners?

Being a Christian i cannot write what I think of this writer