Shawna Forde gets death penalty

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/02/22/arizona.double.killing/?hpt=T2

I don't advocate the death penalty but I shed no tears for this woman. Here's the crux of the story: an anti-immigrant militant attacked a Latino family, killing the father and 9-year-old daughter (as she begged for her life), and shooting the mother who only survived because she pretended to die from the gunshot.

The murderers thought the father was a drug dealer and they wanted his money to finance their budding hate group. I guess that would have been a nifty recruiting tool for extremists, their willingness to kill Mexicans to get things done. Nevermind the fact that the victims were American-born citizens, such details are irrelevant when racial bigotry is concerned.

This is the sort of thing that happens when you fan the flames of hatred, dehumanization is the predecessor to atrocity. I'm surprised this didn't get more attention from the mainstream media, I guess they aren't as liberal as so many seem to think.

Comments

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

Let me add that I'd still prefer she gets life in prison with no chance of parole. I just won't lose any sleep over this (or many other horrible crimes that got the death penalty).

[dreadfulpenny81.livejournal.com]

When did anyone ask you to shed any tears or lose sleep over this woman? Just curious...

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

No one did, why does it matter?

[dreadfulpenny81.livejournal.com]

Well you're the one that brought it up. If no one was asking you to feel sorry for this woman, why bother bringing it up? Just makes you seem spiteful.

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

You mean you only bring up things that people ask you about? It's called an observation, I don't need anyone to ask me about it in order to bring it up, or did I miss a memo?

But yes I have a lot of spite for her, so I'm glad it shows.

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

Flippant remarks aside yes it's something that I'm probably taking a little too personally, but being on the receiving end of anti-Hispanic prejudice kinda makes it hard not to.

And make no mistake, this IS a hate crime. I highly doubt she would have picked this family if they weren't Hispanic. Can I prove it? No, it's pure speculation and I fully admit it, but I still believe it with all my heart.

On a side note, I think one of the two guys who actually committed this crime is Hispanic. I should do a thread one of these days about hatred against illegals from other Hispanics, it's a far more common phenomena than many realize.