Thanks to Frau Sally Benz, I found out about Marcelo Lucero, a Latin@ man in New York that was murdered by a group of teens that were “looking for some Mexicans.”

I’m all about speaking intelligently, making coherent arguments and putting things in context, but Marcelo Lucero was MURDERED simply b/c he was Latino, and the New York Times keeps ignoring the (in)humanity of it all.

Their article on the 10th at least starts with the statement the group of SEVEN made: “Let’s go find some Mexicans.” The details known at the time were mentioned, which is good, but then they end with:

It is not yet clear how closely connected Mr. Lucero’s murder is to this broad wave of xenophobia.

Um. It seems pretty freakin’ clear to me that there is a strong connection between the “fuck all the immigrants, kick them out of the country, all Latinos are immigrants and don’t deserve to be here” and a case of SEVEN teens who declare “Let’s go find some Mexicans,” and consequently beat and stab a man to death because he fits their profile (all Latinos are the same, after all).

There will be a vigil tonight–if you’re in New York, please stop by and show support:

JOIN THE PATCHOGUE COMMUNITY’S CALL TO
STOP THE HATE AGAINST LATINOS
WHAT: CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL
WHEN: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 2008
TIME : 7:PM
PLACE: RAILROAD AVE. AND SEPHTON
STREET, PATCHOGUE NY, 11772 / nearTRAIN STATION