Another Face of Hate

[Ian David]

Thursday, March 13, 2008
Another Face of Hate


Once again I find myself having to give praise to Mark Snyder's QueerToday.com. Here is a blurb from the latest manifestation of America's bigotry in action


(photo: David C. Richardson, taken from The Providence Journal) reported by Brian Rainey:

A man goes into a hardware store to buy something. He is asked by the store owner for his social security card and threatened with Immigration after speaking Spanish with his friend.

Richardson (owner of Rhode Island Refrigeration) was asked what led him to suspect that either of the men were illegal immigrants.

“What proof is there? I think the majority of people who don’t speak English in Rhode Island — at least 51 percent or more — are illegal aliens,” he said. He added, “I’m trying to wake America up. I’m trying to wake him {Genao’s friend} up, and let him be aware that people who are breaking the law shouldn’t be breaking the law.”

Mark Potok, head of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project, which tracks hate crimes in the United States, said the incident reflects the tide of anti-immigrant sentiment in this country — not solely restricted to illegal immigrants.


More:
http://livelovelearn247.blogspot.com/2008/03/another-face-of-hate.html


See also:

Store owner asks to see shoppers' Social Security cards

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When Genao told Richardson “he did not have the right to ask all those questions,” Richardson pulled out a membership card for Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement, a group that seeks curbs on illegal immigration.

Then, he lifted the phone receiver and threatened to call immigration authorities, Genao said.

“He {Richardson} grabbed the phone and said, ‘I can call ICE {Immigration and Customs Enforcement} anytime I see an illegal immigrant,’ said Genao. “He also said, ‘I can make a citizen’s arrest.’

Genao, a Rhode Island state employee, is a native of the Dominican Republic and a U.S. citizen. He speaks fluent English. He said his friend — who declined comment — is also a Dominican native and U.S. citizen. “There is no problem with his status,” said Genao. “He is legal.” State records list both as registered voters.

Richardson, owner of Rhode Island Refrigeration on Branch Avenue, did not dispute most of Genao’s account of the March 1 incident, but said he did not recall picking up the phone receiver, and was not trying to threaten anyone. Interviewed at his store, Richardson said he singled out Genao’s friend, whom he thought only spoke Spanish.

More:
http://www.projo.com/news/content/IMMIGRANT_ENCOUNTEr_03-12-08_NT9BE4J_v33.f1bec.html


Also:

Company Information:
Name: Rhode Island Refrigeration Supply Co., Inc.
Address: 199 Branch Ave.
Providence, RI 02904
UNITED STATES
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.riref.com
Contact: D. Richardson
http://www.achrnews.com/thedirectory/results/listing?code=181&company=1680788&page=22

[Red Zelda]

1. Do ya think if this guy spoke Italian

this smackcheese would have done the same thing?

[Elspeth]

4. Might have. Italian and Spanish are indistinguishable to an ignorant goober.

NT

[Echo In Light]

2. "Wake America up." I like how these authoritarian dim bulbs always adopt leftist rhetoric

Given their critical thinking abilities and lack of ability to empathize/sympathize, I guess some of them have little choice.

[bbernardini]

3. Looks like his website is broken. Gee, what a shame.

:sarcasm: