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In reply to the discussion: A closing thought on the matter of the 14 year old deported to Colombia . . . [View all]hunter
(40,275 posts)36. Most any middle school teacher could've sorted this one out on lunch duty.
DHS fucked up, DHS is fucked up, the "Homeland" is fucked up.
The U.S.A. owes this teen everything she needs to get her life together.
That is, of course, what we owe EVERY child if we want to back away from the abyss of fascism and economic collapse.
But the lure of banana republicanism is strong for the 1%...
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A closing thought on the matter of the 14 year old deported to Colombia . . . [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Jan 2012
OP
Like it or not, the fact that she lied is a salient fact here. There's no way around it.
RZM
Jan 2012
#3
I would say it doesn't absolve them from ANY custodial care for anyone in their "care".
Alameda
Jan 2012
#8
you're so upset that someone would DARE suggest this might be the result of racism
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#67
I wondered if those who defend ICE would be saying something different if she were white
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#73
Don't forget I was also pointing out what really upset you --the idea someone got called racist
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#75
No way, not credible --if they couldn't verify who she was, they could've compared it to
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#54
A 14 year old who lies about her age and engages in sex with a 52 years old man is also 100% respons
LanternWaste
Jan 2012
#101
I read a press account where her grandmother indicated that the girl was upset at the death of two
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2012
#134
I'm only partially kidding. The world is VERY differnt for people like me than it is
Ecumenist
Jan 2012
#55
And if it happened in 2006 instead of 2011, there would have been calls for Bush's impeachment. n/t
24601
Jan 2012
#46
she's a black, American child and some people are defending what happened to her
CreekDog
Jan 2012
#48
Wrong. I'm irritated you suggested that people on this thread care more about white kids
RZM
Jan 2012
#66
AWE COME ON!!! America doesn't have a history of doing stupid shit to mniorities...
uponit7771
Jan 2012
#112
Bravo! Emphatic K&R. Someone's ass needs to be in a sling over this - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2012
#82
Then you guys should stop the hyperbole and recognize the fact that the girl
Quartermass
Jan 2012
#133
Agree about there being no excuse for DHS/ICE. Something else that stood out for me
suffragette
Jan 2012
#89
Question: Do blonde haired blue eyed people get deported as much as brown people?
firehorse
Jan 2012
#117