Archive for December 21st, 2007
Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested for Drunk Driving
21 Dec 2007
Former Miss Mexico and winner of the 2007 “Miss International” contest Priscila Perales was arrested yesterday in Monterrey for drunk driving when a blood alcohol test revealed she had a level of 0.9.
Perales will be hit with the largest fine possible for the offense: 20,000 pesos (about 1800 dollars), which is the highest fine for drunk drivers in Mexico.
The model and beauty queen was also among the finalists for the 2006 Miss Universe pageant.
Via / El Universal (Venezuela)
No Justice in London for Murdered Brazilian
11:54 am By Maegan La Mala · Brazil| Controversia| Justice| World · 1 Comment
21 Dec 2007
In the wake of the London bombings of July 2005, Scotland Yard police mistook Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes for a terrorist and shot him to death. This “accident” shook the world and had Brazilians everywhere demanding justice. Unfortunately, it looks as if they will get just the opposite:
No Scotland Yard officers will face disciplinary action over the fatal shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, the police watchdog announced.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said four senior officers, including Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick, should not be disciplined over the killing.
Shocking but true. It seems that in England, just like in so many other countries, skin color profiling and “shoot first, ask questions later” are considered proper protocol. Just despicable.
Earlier this month the head of anti-terrorism at Scotland Yard stepped down due to death threats associated with the case.
Via / The Press Association
Fresh Direct Gets Fresh with its Immigrant Workforce
11:20 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Food| Immigration| Labor| New York City · 1 Comment
21 Dec 2007
Fresh Direct doesn’t have a great relationship with POC communities to begin with. The company that offers NYC buyers the chance to order produce, groceries, and prepared food online and have it all delivered to their door, won’t deliver to most POC ‘hoods. But ever since the company, based in Queens, began it had relied on a largely undocumented Latino labor force. These workers, mostly relegated to working the graveyard shift in a freezing cold warehouse, are barely paid minimum wage and receive no benefits. Those hundreds of workers now are preparing not for the holiday season but to be without jobs ever since the company announced that all employees needed to prove that they were legal residents thanks to an impending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (’ICE’) at the Department of Homeland Security official review.
Students in Lima, Peru made an arbolito de Navidad using 98kg (216 lbs) of potatoes.
Via / Random Citations
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