Re the slaughter of that Hispanic family

[malaise]

in Florida. Any bets it was road rage or racism?
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/13/florida.bodies.ap/index.html

[redqueen]

1. Well the mouthpieces are really hammering on illegal immigration

so yeah... wouldn't be too surprising

[flordehinojos]

2. i just saw a reportage on that on MSNBC, I think it was ... and wondered

if it was a MINUTEMAN or MINUTEMAN WANNA BE kind of operation. Ft.Pierce/St. Lucy County is filled with undocumented mexicans working in the orange groves (whatever orange groves are left after WILMA and after the canker epidemic and erradication program hit the groves)... and by the way, one of the most spiritual catholic mass i ever attended was in ft. pierce at 6 o'clock in the evening on sundays
at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. That was what people referred to as The Spanish (i.e. Migrants') Mass.

[HiddenInVA]

3. Possible......

Could go either way. Road rage, racism, or plain old "Wrong place, wrong time" and ran into a whackjob...

People who aren't right in the head don't care what color or how old you are. You're just a victim.

[Delphinus]

4. OMG!

I don't have cable tv so I didn't see anything about this. How horrid!

[FooFootheSnoo]

5. that's so sad

that poor family. I can't imagine what their final moments were like. I hope they find out who did it.

[Cleita]

6. With all the scapegoating going on of the immigrants, even

here on DU, look for more of this to happen.

[malaise]

7. Indeed

What a tragedy.

[butterfly77]

8. I think that it was a combination...

maybe someone gave them a ride ...

[Solo_in_MD]

9. Insufficient evidence to say much one way or the other

The blue tent though adds an odd twist. Where is Gil Grissom when you need him?

[theHandpuppet]

10. Question: Is there really an "isolated stretch" of the Florida Turnpike?

I mean really, this is a frigging major highway and SOMEONE must have seen SOMETHING!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. The Turnpike Is A Pay Road..

Of course, there's always traffic but I could swear I was the only person on the road sometimes; especially late at night...

[LostinVA]

12. Yes, there is -- even during the day n/t

[FooFootheSnoo]

13. they just said on CNN

that the mother was found in a protective posture with the children under her arms. They figure she was trying to shield them. Stuff like this breaks my heart and makes my blood boil.

[malaise]

14. Too sad

Can you imagine the fear - I shake just thinking about it.

[Catherine Vincent]

15. Port St. Lucie, Florida?

That's Mark Foley's district.

[flordehinojos]

17. i think they are placing it more towards Ft. Pierce (St. Lucy County)still

in the Mark Foley district, though.

[Annces]

16. How horrible

I hope they find the killer fast.