22 October 2009

Shenandoah, PA People Still Blaming Mexican For His Own Murder

By Cindy Casares at 3:22 PM.

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A lady in Shenandoah, PA tried to tell CNN that her town isn’t racist against illegal immigrants, but then her racist brain got in the way.

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18 May 2009

Teen Apologizes For His Role In Luis Ramirez’s Death As Shenandoah, PA’s Community Remains Torn Apart

By Alex Alvarez at 6:30 PM.

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Brian Scully issued an apology today in juvenile court for the role he played in the death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez. Scully’s apology comes at a time where his community remains torn apart by racial and ethnic tension - that is, if you ask the town’s Latinos.

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11 May 2009

MALDEF Calls For Federal Prosecution of Luis Ramirez’s Murderers As Foreman Makes Racist Allegations Against Jury

By Cindy Casares at 1:35 PM.

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The controversial verdict in the murder trial of two Pennsylvania teenagers, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, accused of beating Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez to death last year continues to divide a nation.

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3 May 2009

Murderers Of Immigrant Teen, Luis Ramirez Found Not Guilty Of Hate Crime

By Daniel Mauser at 12:05 PM.

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The two defendants standing trial for their involvement in the fatal beating of immigrant Luis Ramirez, 25, were found not guilty by a jury of their peers on Friday.

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28 April 2009

Trial For Potential Hate Crime Murder Of Luis Ramirez Begins

By Camilla Rowan at 3:45 PM.

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The slaying of Pennsylvania resident Luis Ramirez was one in a rash of hate-crimes in July of 2008–the trial against the three teens who beat him to death is now underway and raising all sorts of unpleasant questions about both sides

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