Cross burning to intimidate could cost man 10 years, there is some justice left in America

Hate your brother - Go to jail

The hate laws passed in Arizona with HB 1070 leave one to believe there is no justice left in America.  After all, it is the government who is mandating racial profiling, demanding “papers please”, claiming you can tell an “illegal immigrant” by his shoes and fostering ill feelings and discrimination towards those “of color”.  That is why it is good news to see the federal government take an aggressive role in prosecuting a cross burner!

This picture is from an unrelated article.

It is sad to say it took a federal grand jury, not a local sheriff, to indict Joshua James Moro, 23, for participating in a cross burning which was intended to intimidate an interracial couple and their child in Athens, Louisiana.  On October 28th, 2008, the hate filled Moro helped Earl Danforth build a cross out of small pine trees.  The cross was then set on fire in sight of the inter-racial couple’s home.

This is a wake up call to those who support activities which are designed to cause terror in the hearts of good people.  Little Moro’s role in the burning was to buy the diesel fuel.  For that, he has been charged as a conspirator.  That means he participated in the crime and is considered as guilty as the person who actually put up the cross and set it on fire.

You mean, just buying the diesel fuel to light the fire makes him a conspirator?  The answer is yes.  If you are involved in the slightest in intimidating people who are minorities, be advised:  You are going to face consequences.  You don’t have to do the actual intimidation!  Moro likely had a bigger role than just providing fuel.  He apparently went with cousin Danforth to move and hide the cross when they found out the FBI was investigating their hate filled actions.

One hopes this is a lesson for those who would abuse the law in Arizona.  If local law enforcement does not have the guts or balls to protect minority rights, hello Sheriff,  “Little Joe” Arpaio, then we have our federal government that does.  Arizona goes a long ways to encouraging blatant discrimination.  But there are lines.  Best not cross them!  The country is watching!

Moro has been charged with one count of conspiring to interfere with another person’s civil rights.  His cousin, Daniel Earl Danforth, was convicted this past January for conspiring to burn a cross, using fire to commit a federal felony and obstruction of justice.

If you have been the victim of a civil rights violation hit this phrase to get started on your complaint with the federal government.  Don’t be shy.  Racial intimidation only works when the victims remain silent.

The case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary J. Mudrick for the Western District of Louisiana and Trial Attorney Erin Aslan from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Of course, these are allegations only at this point.  All people, even those who have hate in their hearts, are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law!

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Paul Lopez, Denver City Council says undocumented workers contribute to the economy. We don’t want to push a difficult economy into a downward spiral!

  Immigrants contribute taxes  

the money goes into the

general fund for police 

protection and

other city services!

Says Paul Lopez, Denver City Councilman

On May 10th, 2010, the Denver City Council passed a proclamation in support of comprehensive immigration reform!  ( CIR asap ). 

The proposition was proposed and drafted by Denver City Councilman Paul Lopez.  After significant discussion, the Council passed the proclamation with only one dissenter, Councilwoman Jeannie Faatz, who represents a wealthy area of Denver.

 Many people of Denver fear a radical push to follow the insanity which has befallen the citizens of Arizona with their HB 1070. 

That bill requires checking the immigration status of persons suspected of being in the state without appropriate documentation.  After hearing the Denver City Council, a move of that nature would not be supported by the majority of Denver voters!

Paul Lopez, Denver City Council

We are looking for more leadership from Paul Lopez, a dynamic and passionate advocate for human rights.  You can get details on many pressing immigration topics on Immigrants2bfree!  Lopez represents thriving District 3, which is a heavy Hispanic area.   

When undocumented workers are harassed or fear to travel across town it is only natural to see a drop in business revenues.  Business owners on South Federal Boulevard complain of a dramatic drop off in business. 

There is excess police pressure and ICE enforcement which has sent many clients out of the country and out of the tax base, or who are petrified to stray far from their homes.

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Denver Teacher says Arizona HB 1070 is bad law! It is not fair to stereotype a person based upon his race!

Chris Sanchez

speaks about Arizona HB 1070

and racial profiling

“They (our children) are going to be

taking care of me and they are

going to be taking care of you”

Chris is part of one of the most pro-active immigrant’s rights groups in Denver, Colorado, Padres y Jovenes Unidos.  He and other adults monitored students who walked out of Denver area schools May 30th, 2010 in protest over Arizona HB 1070.  The ugly law, which was passed along party lines, Republicans for, Democrats against, requires law enforcement to detain those who they suspect may be undocumented workers.  It also makes it illegal to transport undocumented people to church and anywhere else gringos and Latinos congregate together.

This was an all student’s day.  The adults left it to our youth and future leaders to pull off the event.  However, Chris and many other adults were on scene to make sure our young people remained safe. 

Some opposition was expected but because of careful planning and tight security the word had not filtered to radical elements in time to react to the march.  No events were reported on part of the students despite hundreds of students who left early from school.

The schools were careful not to endorse the event.  No announcement was made over public speaker systems.  It was up to the students to pass the word and organize the walk out. 

While there was a tacit agreement with school administrators students would not be penalized for exercising their free speech rights, there were no guarantees.  Students who left did so because of their commitment to their belief in freedom and of the injustice of racial profiling.  Some schools refused to allow their students to leave at all.

Denver Public Schools ( DPS ) recently denounced Arizona and Governor Jan Brewer for passing their hate law.  The schools prohibit official teacher and staff visits to Arizona pending a change in the law.  The Boulder City Council has followed suit along with hundreds of private and municipal entities throughout the nation.

Meanwhile, Arizona claims their law prohibits racial profiling.  They hang their hat on a phrase in the law which says the law shall not be used for discriminatory purposes.  The law, however, is silent on how one tells the difference between an “illegal alien” and everyone else.  Since most of the undocumented workers in Arizona are Hispanic in descent, citizen Latinos will logically bear the brunt in the inquiry about who is “legal”.

HB 1070 and Republican Jan Brewer’s law is clearly designed to advocate racial profiling.  Even if the Republicans were willing to sacrifice voting Hispanics in order to “cleanse” the land of undocumented workers, one would have to be an idiot not to see how the law will be abused.  This is especially true with abusive law enforcement teams like Maricopa County’s “Little Joe” Arpaio who prides himself on ‘rounding up’ undocumented aliens by sending battalions of storm troopers into barrios where poor Hispanics live.

Even conservatives oppose the law.  A woman who said she was a staunch conservative pled with right-wing talk show host Sean Hannity to be reasonable about the potential for racial profiling.  Hannity made the woman out to be a fool.  The reality is, those who buy into the conservative line which eliminates probable cause for anyone who is not fair skinned is the fool. 

Finally, fair minded Americans are standing up for basic beliefs of personal liberty.  A just and free people don’t allow law enforcement sweeps of 900 officers to swarm through poor areas asking for documents. 

As far as we know, the officers don’t pull men’s pants and underwear down arresting any man or boy who is circumcised, as happened in Nazi Germany!  Since circumcision is a practice of the wealthy, they would, of course, be looking for those who are intact, not cut.  But then we already know who the pricks are.  They are the ones who voted for Arizona HB 1070 and tend to vote along conservative party lines!

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