Rock throwing violence, in France and in Santa Barbara
And even in the United States, people are having problems with stone throwers (even here too in Israel, there have been some with Muslim hoodlums in past years): in Santa Barbara, at one of the illegal immigrant marches, the house of an elderly couple was confronted by hoodlums who threw stones, and even eggs (via Michelle Malkin):
A peaceful school-sanctioned protest march in support of illegal immigrants turned ugly Monday when students from Santa Barbara High pelted the home of an elderly couple with rocks and eggs.If the vandals were illegals themselves, one can only wonder if they pelted rocks and eggs because they don't want to stay around anyway. I don't know, but, they may not want to get citizenship now, because if they do...they'll be making it easier for the authorities to arrest, convict, and send them to jail!
The incident took place at the home of Joel and Eloise Gomez on East Canon Perdido Street after the couple exchanged words with some of the 300 or so students making their way back to campus, about one block away.
Off-campus student protests against a proposed law that would make felons out of illegal immigrants have taken place across Santa Barbara in recent weeks. But this one, conducted with police escort and with school officials close by, is the first that has involved any report of violence.
Mrs. Gomez, 70, said she and her 74-year-old husband heard the marchers approach, chanting "Sí, se puede" (Yes, we can) and other slogans.
"We were out there and there they come with their shouting and shaking their fists," she said. "We were just saying stay in school, learn English, you know? They didn't like this."
Mr. Gomez said he saw two girls pick up rocks and throw them at the house. One ripped through the screen and hit the front door, he said...
...Fifteen minutes later, said Mrs. Gomez, another group of girls returned.
"They all lined up there and at the command of one of the girls they threw eggs all of a sudden," she said. "They did their damage and ran like rats."
In all, nine eggs were lobbed at the home.
"I was going to go out there," said Mrs. Gomez. "I would have been pelted by eggs. Something told me just stay in."
Once the students had left, she added, two other girls knocked on the door to offer assistance, said Mrs. Gomez. Soon after, the couple called police.
The Santa-Barbara News Press article, unfortunately, is as pro-illegal immigration as can be, not to mention very propagandistic. Watch carefully now:
"This is not just a movement that's happening in Goleta or Santa Barbara," he said. "It's a worldwide uprising of people that are standing up for themselves."So let's see what we have here. They're completely ignoring the Hidalgo Treaty of 1848, and saying that they'll support illegalities to boot. But worst of all, they're strongly hinting at the Muslim uprising in other parts of the world, France included, and taking it all out of context by justifying it! (See also this topic for an earlier example.) I think I can see now what Diana West was talking about in her columns.
Mayor Marty Blum told the students that she thinks the city will soon vote to oppose any federal legislation that would make being in this country illegally a felony. "City Hall has already heard your voices," she said.
Freshman Jonathan Aguiar said he didn't learn anything from the speakers. "I knew it already."
The 15-year-old added, "It's not fair for the immigrants to be told they're criminals."
Phillip Kuzmanovski, 15, agreed.
"This state used to be Mexico," he said. "We can't make it illegal for them to be here."
Others on the subject include Common Sense Journal, Wall Street Cafe, Right Wing News, Christians Under Attack, Flopping Aces, Right Voices, California Conservative.
Labels: immigration, islam