What is Happening in Shenandoah?

Posted on 08/18/2008 by

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by Wendi Medashefski

This story is getting more and more bizarre every day. The preliminary hearing for three of the four teenage boys charged in the death of Luis Ramirez, an illegal alien from Mexico, was scheduled for this morning. The anti-ICE group LATINA staged a protest at the Schuylkill County courthouse, shouting in Spanish, which interrupted the hearing. The group was ordered to quiet down or be forced to move. One member of the protest group held a sign demanding justice for Luis Ramirez. I guess it didn’t dawn on them that this preliminary hearing was the next step to getting justice served, and they interrupted it.

It’s very interesting to note that the local Shenandoah paper (Republican and Herald) has avoided mentioning the intimidation being wrought upon at least one family of the accused teens.

Brandon Piekarsky’s mother received death threats by phone from someone in Boston.

The Piekarsky family notified the Shenandoah police department that van full of Hispanic people was parked outside of their home, and had been there for some time. When the cops arrived, the van drove away. The police pursued, eventually chasing the van occupants on foot.

When the officers arrived back at the Piekarsky home, they found a drunk Giovanni Garcia Cruz prowling on the property. He was charged with underage drinking and prowling at night. Giovanni is the brother of Victor Garcia Cruz, husband to “eyewitness” Arielle Garcia.

Garcia Cruz’s charges were filed on August 8th. The Republican and Herald should have printed the story in the August 9th edition under the police log. Oddly enough, the only police log missing is the one for August 9th.

The incident was not mentioned on any other date, either.

It’s becoming more and more obvious that the teens are being scapegoated. I had started out on the side of the cops, believing that they would have gotten rid of illegal aliens if they just had the resources. I was incorrect on that account. The Shenandoah police are sympathetic to illegal aliens (Heaven only knows WHY) and don’t check immigration status on those they pick up for crimes, not even violent crimes.

The 15-year-old girl’s father tried to get help from the law when he found out his daughter was being violated by this illegal alien, yet nothing was done to save the girl from her situation.

I have my own theories – some include, who exactly is involved with the distribution of drugs in Shenandoah?

SIDE NOTE:

Some Shenandoah residents are asking for Pro-American groups to come into their town and have a rally for unity of citizens. They want to know that they are not alone, that we don’t all believe the trash in MSM about this incident, and that someone will stand with them and support them through this ordeal.

I’d say that is a mighty fine idea.

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