Unfortunately, bigots like Elise Marciano and Tom "Big T" Bennett and the rest of the anti-immigrant scumbags who give our city a bad name have no problem using stories similar to the one in the following videoclip to further their racist agenda.
Without citing ANY EVIDENCE, these morons constantly complain about immigrants running the Main Street area into the gutter with crime and violence (click here for a perfect example of what I'm talking about). What's worse is that politicians who carry the water across the desert for Mayor Boughton Republican elected-officials are using the same talking points in their rhetoric (someone cue Pauline Basso) against immigrant and their support groups and should be ashamed of themselves (in fact, they should be exposed and force to resign).
What's next...a local piece of crap cable talk show will spread a rumor about someone wanting to FIREBOMB THE HISPANIC CENTER (only to foolishly attempt to cover his ass while lying at the same time A MONTH AFTER THE COMMENT WAS ORIGINALLY MADE).
If only we could deport them and their supporters at City Hall out of Danbury...well, at least we'll be able purge City Hall of the anti-immigrant elected/appointed officials come November (and we know who you are).Thankfully, like Geraldo does to O'Reilly, there are people in the are who are going to fight back against this type of bigotry (personally, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that some people get their asses arrested and/or sued...again, you know who you are).
Tessa Tranchant and Allison Kuhnhardt's parents want the arguing to stop. They said this national debate over illegal immigration is out of hand and they desperately want this time to grieve.
Colette Tranchant, Tessa's mother, said, "It just saddens me that people take this to a different level."
Friday, Colette and Alison's Father, David, wanted to calm the firestorm, saying they don't blame Virginia Beach for not sending Ramos to federal authorities after police arrested him for public intoxication.
"There's a media circus right now and everyone has their opinion, but the fact is our kids were killed," said Colette, "Right now we need time to grieve, we need time to figure this out and we would like laws enforced."
Hats off to Geraldo and others who have no problem setting the record straight. Fightback against the lies...
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
Unfortunately, bigots like Elise Marciano and Tom "Big T" Bennett and the rest of the anti-immigrant scumbags who give our city a bad name have no problem using stories similar to the one in the following videoclip to further their racist agenda. 
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
