Another Gang Attack in City of Manassas

Another Hispanic teenager was brutally attack by a group of males all dressed in black in the Grant Avenue Shopping center adjacent to Georgetown South.  This victim was beaten and had a stab wound in his back.

Manassas City police, according to News and Messenger, feel that this incident is related to the stabbing death of 15-year old Miguel Hernandez on Friday.  They also feel it is gang related.  Both victims have been Latino.  Two arrests have been made in the Friday in the murder of Miguel who was just walking home with his classmates after school. 

The second victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening. 

What can the ordinary citizen do?  Are there precautions to take?  Why are young Latino males being preyed on?  Is this behavior emanating from Georgetown South?  Someone knows something. 

Is there a fund for Miguel Hernandez’s family?  Is that family safe?

This kind of behavior is very unusual for our community.

 

 

Sheriff Joe’s “Illegal Immigration Posse”

Sheriff Joe Arpaio swore in his new “illegal immigration posse” this past week.    Latino activists are crying foul for fear of minuteman mentality being exercised against immigrants.  They fear the mentality of ‘Lets go hunt Mexicans.’ 

According to the Daily Beast:

The group of mostly middle-aged or older white men dressed in brown uniforms with gold badges will assist Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies in such duties as “transporting illegal immigrants arrested for potential immigration violations,” “crowd control during demonstrations against the sheriff’s immigration policies” and “searching for load vehicles and drop houses.”

Sheriff Joe also positioned his new posse near props that hinted of war — a helicopter, an off-road vehicle, and an armored personnel carrier with a long gun. Over half the 56 posse members were cleared to carry weapons, and all had received training in illegal immigration enforcement, Arpaio announced during the ceremony.

Latino activists accuse Sheriff Joe of trying to take the attention off some of his legal problems which have arisen from some of his extreme measures in dealing with illegal immigrants.  He is currently under several on-going investigations.

In early November, Maricopa County deputized 6 federal agents to look into other abuses of power such as funneling money from one account into cash strapped operations like immigration enforcement.  Sheriff Joe is being investigated now for keeping 2 sets of books.  Arpaio is already under investigation for abuse of power and civil rights violations. 

Danny Ortega, a Phoenix attorney and chairman of the board of the National Council of La Raza fears that the possee will attract those who are ’emotionally attracted’ to immigration enforcement and the volatility that such an attachment could give rise to. 

And if there weren’t enough of a show with the Sheriff and his newly formed posse, The Beast further reports:

Two new posse members are actually minor movie stars—action figure Steven Seagal and Lou Ferrigno, the former Incredible Hulk, who doesn’t even live in Arizona.Arpaio had named Ferrigno an “honorary deputy” in May so the Hulk could “bodyguard” the sheriff when he spoke at a friendly Tea Party rally. The bodyguard gig boosted publicity for both the sheriff and Ferrigno, who sells t-shirts and exercise equipment on line. Ferrigno says he’s signed on to the illegal immigration posse because he wants to support Arpaio’s efforts to curb illegal immigration.

So now the Incredible Hulk is part of the posse.  All we need is a green beef up suit to make things completely bizarro-world.