Thread: L.A. shares blame in teen's death

L.A. shares blame in teen's death

By Doug McIntyre, Columnist
Article Last Updated: 04/05/2008 09:49:23 PM PDT

ANITA Shaw says, "My country let me down." It's hard to argue with her. Not only did America let Anita Shaw down, so did California and Los Angeles.

Truth be told, Anita Shaw is being diplomatic, if not generous, by not lashing out in righteous indignation at the massive tragedy she has suffered at the hands of an indifferent government. Our government: federal, state and local.

Who is Anita Shaw and why should you care what she says? Pull up a chair.

Anita Shaw is a sergeant in the United States Army. On March 2, little more than a month ago, she was serving in Iraq when her CO told her to report to the Red Cross office. It was there she learned her 17-year-old son, Jamiel Shaw II, had been murdered - gunned down exactly three doors away from his own home.

Jamiel Shaw Sr. heard the shots that killed his son; one to the chest, one between the eyes. Jamiel Sr. sprinted down the block, arriving just ahead of the police. The cops found him standing over his son, already dead, still clutching the cell phone he had used to tell his dad he'd soon be home. Now he was never coming home.

But his mother was. Sgt. Shaw was given 20 minutes to pack for a flight out of Baghdad.

Jamiel Shaw was a star football player with a solid GPA and a bright future. He was the apple of his father and mother's eye; a hero to his kid brother, 9-year-old Thomas. Tom Shaw wanted to be a football player like Jamiel. Maybe even wear his big brother's
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number 4. That was before. Now Thomas wants to be "a scientist" so he can "invent a time machine" and go back and save his brother.

Shaw's killer? Police believe they have him - 19-year-old Pedro Espinosa, an illegal alien gangbanger, a killer for the 18th Street Gang.

And here's how America let Sgt. Shaw down: Pedro Espinosa should never have been allowed into this country.

Here's how California failed Sgt. Shaw: It allowed Pedro Espinosa to live in a state that does nothing about its open borders except shift the blame to Washington.

Here's how Los Angeles failed Sgt. Shaw: We accommodated gangs, we still throw out the welcome mat for illegal aliens, we allowed Pedro Espinosa to serve 180 days on gun charges without checking his immigration status. We released Espinosa onto the streets, and 24 hours later he murdered Jamiel Shaw II.

While Jamiel's mother patrolled the streets of Baghdad, helping spare Iraqi mothers the grief Los Angeles visited upon her, we did nothing. This transcends outrage. It's obscene.

The ultimate responsibility for the murder of Jamiel Shaw rests with the triggerman. But let me be blunt - the cowardice of local politicians who hide behind political correctness and racial pandering as an excuse to look the other way on the mounting death toll perpetrated by illegal aliens are enablers of death.

This may be uncomfortable for some to read. I assure you it's uncomfortable to write. Jamiel Shaw's death was preventable. The president, Congress, the governor, the state Legislature, the mayor, the City Council, the County Board of Supervisors, the chief of police, the county sheriff - all of us failed him.

The son of a U.S. solider was murdered on the streets of L.A. What are we going to do about it? What are you going to do about it?

The good intentions that created Special Order 40 surely weren't intended for gangbangers. Personally, I believe Special Order 40 has been a vast and deadly failure. It's a poverty and crime magnet for L.A. and every other city that has its equivalent.

But whatever view you hold on sanctuary-city policies, can't we at least agree the special consideration given illegal aliens by Order 40 should not apply to domestic terrorists? Gangbangers should be hunted down just like international terrorists. In fact, a case can be made Pedro Espinosa is an international terrorist.

We need to pass "Jamiel's Law." We need to force every local politician to explain how they are not complicit in the murder of Shaw. We can't return Jamiel to his mother, however, we can restore her faith in the country she has served better than it has served her.

Doug McIntyre hosts the "McIntyre in the Morning" program on Talk Radio 790 KABC, weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m.

http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_8820814

you can't add or subtract any words from this article. We need to start a movement to give back to Anita, give back her faith in America, have justice for Jamiel.

it is an absolute outrage that California and LA in particular are blatantly harboring aiding and abetting illegal immigration. Antonio Villaraigosa you are complicit like all California politicians. You need to stop this nonsense that has been going on for decades. Enforce the law, clean your house and restore law and order. No more sanctuary cities, no more jobs and benefits for illeglas and have them go hom. Deport all criminals, in prison or not, NOW. and let's restore sanity. ENOUGH ENOUGH and ENOUGH. And by the way California is budget crisis because it spend tax payers money on illegal aliens. Stop the political correctness nonsense, bilge BS!
Stop pandering. What, they have a hold on you, is it drug money, what are you involved in, are you being blackmailed, yes YOU Californian politicians, ALL of you. What is your the problem?

Originally Posted by alamb

you can't add or subtract any words from this article. We need to start a movement to give back to Anita, give back her faith in America, have justice for Jamiel.

try jamielslaw.com or .org

walter Moore, the guy running for LA Mayor has started this up an dwas on bill handle's radio show on friday.
the family is going to be in city hall on tuesday to have meetings with people

I feel a fax coming on with the salient points in bold and enlarged print. I'm sending it to every Presidential Candidate, Pelosi, my congressman, all Republicans who haven't signed the Discharge Petition, etc.

I ask you to join me in this. Let's flood their offices. Oh don't forget Mayor Villaraigosa and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

A comment left on the link to this article:

You can call or write his DIS-honor the mayor or LA and let him know what you think. The mayor of LA supports Hillary Clinton, who also support illegal alien killers. Both support illegal alien gang bangers over the people of LA because they have sold their souls to their masters in Mexico City.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
200 North Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
mayor@lacity.org

http://web.mac.com/waltermoore/WalterMo ... s_Law.html

check this out

JOIN JAMIEL’S PARENTS AT CITY HALL TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008 AT 9:45 A.M.


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Left a comment and a few people are aware of Numbersusa and alipac.

Here's the LA City Council Members Fax numbers:



L.A. City Council Fax Numbers


Wendy Greuel Fax(213) 680-7895

Ed Reyes Fax(213) 485-8907

Dennis Zine Fax(213) 485-8988

Tom LaBonge Fax (213) 624-7810

Jack Weiss Fax (213) 978-2250

Tony Cardenas Fax (213) 847-0549

Richard Alarcon Fax (213) 847-0707

Bernard Parks Fax (213) 485-7683

Jan Perry Fax (213) 473-5946

Herb Wesson Fax (213) 485-9829

Bill Rosendahl Fax (213) 473-6926

Greig Smith Fax: (213) 473-6925

Eric Garcetti Fax213) 613 0819

Jose Huizar Fax: (213) 847-0680

Janice Hahn Fax: (213)-626-5431