Thread: Another drunk-very, very drunk-menace on our highways.

This is only the tip of the iceberg here on Long Island. In keeping with the policy unofficially adopted by the NY Times, Newsday and other NY/LI newspapers, the article does not say whether Mr. Rojano is here illegally. But most hispanics on LI are here illegally. Mr. Rojano's blood alcohol was 3x the legal limit- with his wife and child in the car. According to an NPR (yes, NPR!) news report of 2 or 3 years ago, studies show that hispanics, of all groups in the US, have the highest rate of drunk driving in the US. Force them to re-patriate and close the door, dammit!

http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm? ... 0DWI%20law

You can find out, if they cooperate with the feds on this, look at the county jails website under persons currently in custody, and see if their is a hold on either of these two by "USI" (US Immigration hold). This would be the verification of their illegal immigration status, or not.

Felonies and yet they only get $7,500 bail? Are the judges insane?

AmericanElizabeth, Thank you for that information; I wasn't aware. I would assume that it takes a certain amount of time for that database to be updated, but I am going to look into it.

As for nomas's comment, yes, the bails are too low We have had cases where illegals have committed egregious crimes here on LI-for example, aggravated rape of a child, 2nd offense, and the arrestee has been able to make bail of $400,000 by virtue of owning 3 and 4 rental properties which could be put up for bond. The judges are jaded, capricious, corrupt, callous, indifferent and thoroughly irresponsible.

Longislander, no problem. Though it might take a bit for the feds to make their claim and of course the county to adjust that on their site, but if they are here illegally, and the county jail cooperates, then it will show eventually.

Bails too low, yep, but here is my first hand knowledge of it. I live in a duplex, within a complex and a good portion of my neighbors are suspiciously ilegally here, and if not were born anchor babies.

In the duplex next to us has lived a teen guy, who became involved in a gang. Just recently, they were in a local park and this kid apprently had a beef with another teen in a rival gang, pulled a gun and shot him and another teen. Both lived. The teen shooter (my neighbor, woohoo!), he is actually 18, was caught, here is his info:
ASSAULT I (A Felony) $0 Disposed
UNLAWFUL USE OF WPN (C Felony) $5,000 Unsentenced
MENACING (A Misdemeanor) $2,500 Unsentenced
ASSAULT II (B Felony) $250,000 Unsentenced

Now I know this family barely makes rent most of the time (the papa does not work, only the mother, papa is too busy drinking). So knowing bail has to be at least 10%, they would never be able to bail him out. However, some lower bails do make it possible for criminals to walk.

Oh, BTW way folks, since I know little about the criminal system and courts, what does it mean for someones record to show like the top felony as "disposed"? I wondered about this, if it meant it was not being pursued, or something else?

could it have been dismissed?
and changed to assault 2 once facts came out that made the assault more serious

I have been looking this up after I posted and it appears the he made a plea deal with the advice of a court appointed attorney to have it changed to a class B felony assault, but same bail amount. What that deal was, not sure, but might be they told him if he pleads guilty, not fight it, then he could have it lowered, which will not follow him the rest of his life (class A felonies will, others can be expunged).

Possibly also part of that is he cannot get a reduced sentence, maybe to cooperate with gang prevention programs they have in jails now? Read something about that recently. However, I would not hold my breath on true cooperation, as once these kids are in, they hold fast to their warped loyalties.

This kid, I suspect, is an anchor baby. However, time will tell if there is a hold placed on him.