Murderers of Mexican Migrant Luis Ramirez sentenced in hate crime death

Derrick Donchak and Brandon Piekarsky, who, with a group of white high school football players in the small town of Shenandoah Pa, were sentenced yesterday to 9 years each for the stomping and beating of Mexican migrant Luis Ramirez. Mr Ramirez has been walking with his girlfriend and their child when accosted by the gang of thugs. The attack was racial in nature because the group didn’t like Mexicans and wanted him out of their town. Under federal sentencing guidelines, the pair could have been sentenced to 12 to 15 years, but Judge Richard Caputo departed from the guidelines because of their personal character and conduct before Ramirez’s beating, as well as the numerous letters and testimonials he received. This MORE

Tragedy In Arizona

 Posted by Porter Corn on 2011/01/09  Comments Off
Jan 092011
 
Tragedy In Arizona

Our prayers and thoughts go out to Representative Gabrielle Giffords, her husband, family and friends as they endure this senseless and shocking tragedy. And our prayers and condolences to family of Chief District Judge John M. Roll, a distinguished and honorable jurist who lost his life this morning. Now is not the time to pontificate and point fingers, but a time to remember the life of this fine man and pull together for the swift and complete recovery of Representative Giffords. I’ll have more to say on this tomorrow or Monday, but for now, these people are in our thoughts and prayers.

Oct 142010
 
2 men convicted in Pa. hate-crime beating death of Luis Ramirez

A jury convicted two Pennsylvania men Thursday of a federal hate crime in the fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant, finding they attacked the man primarily out of hatred for Hispanics. An all-white jury in Scranton convicted Derrick Donchak and Brandon Piekarsky of violating the civil rights of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez, who died in July 2008 following a confrontation with a group of white high school football players in the former mining town of Shenandoah. The jury also convicted Donchak of two other counts related to a plot to cover up the beating. Donchak, 20, sobbed like a little bitch as the verdict was read. Piekarsky, 18, put his head in his hands. Both were led away in handcuffs MORE