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02-02-2011, 02:03 AM #1
Fla. lawmaker threatened for sponsoring Ariz.-style immigrat
Fla. lawmaker threatened for sponsoring Ariz.-style immigration bill
A state representative who favors an Arizona-style immigration bill received e-mail threats. A Massachusetts man was arrested.
BY MARC CAPUTO
February 1, 2011
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
Massachusetts police have arrested a resident of that state who allegedly sent a threatening e-mail to Florida state Rep. Will Snyder over the Republican's proposal to bring an Arizona-style immigration law to Florida.
"You better just stop that ridiculous law if you value your and your family's lives, a-----, the e-mail said.
Snyder told The Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times that police had identified the suspect as Manuel E. Pintado, 47.
"It's a pretty thoughtless letter, don't you think?'' said Snyder in his trademark low-key style.
Snyder said he received the e-mail just one hour after the Tucson shooting rampage targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. Snyder referred the matter to the Martin County Sheriff's Office on Jan. 9, and the office soon contacted authorities in Northampton, Mass.
Massachusetts police said Pintado acknowledged sending the e-mail from a local Starbucks. A self-described ``political activist,'' Pintado said he was concerned Snyder wanted to undo the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to those born in the United States.
Pintado said he didn't mean to kill Snyder, but "was glad the e-mail made [Snyder] nervous,'' according to an arrest affidavit.
Pintado was charged with attempted corruption by threat of a public official and written threat to kill or injure, which are second- and third-degree felonies, respectively.
Snyder, a former Miami police officer who now lives in Stuart, said the incident shows that heated rhetoric is an unfortunate part of public service.
"There are extremists on both ends of the political spectrum,'' Snyder said.
Snyder said the e-mail concerned him because people shouldn't make violent threats against anyone. He also pointed out that he proposed an immigration crack-down bill because ``we're a nation of laws.''
"I'm not out there saying immigrants are stealing jobs or ruining our schools,'' he said. "I just believe America's immigration laws should be enforced.''
But Snyder isn't ramming through his legislation. He's working closely with the Florida Hispanic caucus and has expressed a willingness to tone down the most controversial aspect of the Arizona-style law: a requirement that police ask suspects for proof of citizenship during routine traffic stops or arrests.
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02-02-2011, 04:39 AM #2But Snyder isn't ramming through his legislation. He's working closely with the Florida Hispanic caucus and has expressed a willingness to tone down the most controversial aspect of the Arizona-style law: a requirement that police ask suspects for proof of citizenship during routine traffic stops or arrests.
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02-02-2011, 06:31 AM #3
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"You better just stop that ridiculous law if you value your and your family's lives, a-----, the e-mail said.
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