Another front in the emerging race war between African Americans and
Hispanics in the US.
Any of you have relatives in the NG? Ever think you'd hear the day when
they do 6 month "deployments" in places like Los Angelos, Houston,
rural south, northern NJ to deal with this?
Where's MS-13 when you need them? Ha! Ha! Ha!
Never thought Koskova Mitrovica could happen here, did you?
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Law enforcement officials said at least two - and possibly three
-people were involved in the slayings. Two sketches of black men, drawn
from descriptions by surviving witnesses, have been made public, though
Keenan said the drawings may be of the same person.
Pina's reaction echoed the emotions of many members of the Hispanic
community in Tift County, which has been plunged into an environment of
fear and apprehension. The attacks has prompted many of them to acquire
guns.
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Probe continues in Tift slayings of five laborers
By Matt Barnwell TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
The GBI conducted more witness interviews Monday in the investigation
of the killings of five Mexican laborers in Tift County in a series of
home-invasion attacks that sent six other people in Tift and Colquitt
counties to the hospital.
"We're making progress," said Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman
John Bankhead.
The bureau indicated autopsies on the five could be completed by today,
but Bankhead said the results might not be released to the public at
this stage of the investigation. Some of the victims were beaten to
death with a baseball bat, law enforcement officials said.
The GBI is continuing its search for family members of the workers and
hand an official briefing Monday with the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta.
Locating relatives in Mexico has been difficult, said GBI Director
Vernon Keenan, and that has prevented the state agency from positively
identifying some of the individuals killed.
Law enforcement officials said at least two - and possibly three -
people were involved in the slayings. Two sketches of black men, drawn
from descriptions by surviving witnesses, have been made public, though
Keenan said the drawings may be of the same person.
A language barrier has made the investigation more tedious than might
otherwise be expected.
Moni Pina, who has lived in Tifton her entire life and was a records
specialist in the town's police department, is aiding the investigation
as a translator. She said the extent of the language barrier between
police and members of the migrant community who might have information
compelled her to help.
"You'll always have that where it's hard gaining trust," she said.
"Even though they know something's wrong, they'll still hesitate to
call (the police). It's just a fear - it's more of a 'Don't get
involved in something you shouldn't be involved in.' "
Pina, whose father is of Mexican descent, said she has gone through
"every stage of emotion you can imagine."
"Of course, sheer terror. Panic. And then it's anger," she said. "We're
all shocked. You never expect it to happen in a small town. It's not
going to be tolerated. It's not going to be forgotten. It's not going
to be cold. We're not going to leave it alone."
Pina's reaction echoed the emotions of many members of the Hispanic
community in Tift County, which has been plunged into an environment of
fear and apprehension. The attacks has prompted many of them to acquire
guns.
A clergy member at a Hispanic church in Tift County called for calm. It
is most important that children of Hispanic immigrants and American
citizens learn to live together in peace and not turn to violence, said
Carlos Guiterrez, a deacon at Iglesia Christiana Hispana in Omega .
"I don't know if the motive to do that was racism, but we hope that
there's going to be justice for the families who lost someone," he
said.
Buying guns is not the best solution, Guiterrez said. "I think the most
powerful weapon in the world is to have a Bible in your home, and to
learn it."
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