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ADL Applauds the City of Ceres Police Department for Arresting White Supremacist for Hate

by ADL
The Central Pacific Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauds the City of Ceres, CA. Police Department for making an arrest in the case of the savage beating of a postal carrier Wednesday afternoon.


ADL Applauds the City of Ceres Police Department for Arresting White Supremacist for Hate Crime

2/18/2005 8:27:00 PM

To: City Desk

Contact: Jonathan Bernstein, 415-981-3500 ext. 221; Rose Gabaeff, 415-981-3500 ext. 223, both of the Anti-Defamation League

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Central Pacific Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauds the City of Ceres, CA. Police Department for making an arrest in the case of the savage beating of a postal carrier Wednesday afternoon.

According to press reports, Ceres Police arrested 21-year-old Shane Douglas Collins, a Modesto man, for beating Manjit Singh, a postal carrier walking his route. Police believe that Collins chose to attack Singh because he is of Indian descent. Collins has numerous Nazi symbols tattooed on his body and is affiliated with a white supremacist organization.

Jonathan Bernstein, director of the ADL's Central Pacific Region office issued the following statement:

"We applaud the Ceres Police Department for their efforts in apprehending the suspect and the District Attorney's Office for planning to prosecute this heinous act as a hate crime. The persistence of our local law enforcement agencies in solving this crime sends a message to the community that they take these matters seriously and that those suspected of committing hate crimes will be pursued and prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

EDITORS NOTE: For more information, contact Jonathan Bernstein or Rose Gabaeff at the Central Pacific Region office of the ADL at (415) 981-3500.

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of hate through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

http://www.usnewswire.com/

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/© 2005 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
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by ADL is selective about who to hate
Where are the ADL when it comes to defending Muslims? And Palestinians? The ADL is more than a little hypocritical I would say!
by it's obvious
The ADL is selective about who to hate and who not to hate. Totally hypocritical.
by GENUINE anti-racist
She hates blacks AND Jews!
by Guy
And isn't it interesting that the ADL is praising a cop force for something they should do anyway, arresting an assaulter, in this case a racist one? And interesting too that at this *very same time* Latinos and other people of color are organizing against what they feel is racial harassment by the very same cop department? And the Dept. of Justice is holding sham public meetings? Hmnn...interesting...
[The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of hate through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry]

should be changed to read:

[The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of hate through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry, and, when necessary, engages in covert surveillance activities against anti-apartheid, pro-Palestinian, civil rights and labor unions, especially those known for the participation of people of color, with the assistance of local law enforcement.]

http://www.counterpunch.org/adlspying2.html

the person who posted that the ADL may be playing this in reverse to preserve privileged relations with law enforcement in Ceres, and indirectly assist them against criticism for local residents of color, may be on to something

interesting speculation

--Richard


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by DAAA Collective (modanarcho [at] yahoo.com)
i agree w/ that last commant by Richard.
by another hypocrite
Why have we not seen "GENUINE anti-racist" in this thread?

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/03/1730602_comment.php
On Christmas Eve at 7:30 pm, my mom was falsely arrested by Officers Venn, Moore and Sargeant Vierra for supposeably vandalism. They claim that my mom vandalised my aunts outdoor christmas tree lights and ornaments a value of $10.00. They also blamed my mom for driving under the influence of alcohol and that she obstructed an officer, which is a lie. My aunt lives in a duplex and she was in love with her neighbor, but he liked my mom amd they were friends for about six weeks until this incident. He had made some tamales and salsa for my mom so she went to eat at his home and was there for about two hours. She had drank some wine and she asked me for permission if he could come over for a while since she had been drinking and he didn't drink much and was able to drive. So when she got home and opened the door Officer Venn immediately handcuffed in front of us her three children ages 6, 12, 14 and told her that she was going to spend Christmas in jail for vandalism. He heard her whisper to me when she called him a joto (fag) for handcuffing her, and now he's changing things around stating on his report that my mom intented to strike him on his groin with her left leg and that he caught he leg prior to striking him in his groin. Which is a total lie she's not a lefty, she' righty and if she was intoxicated like he claims it's impossible, since your mind is the one who controls your body, especially if you had been drinking. We've spoken with detectice Jeff Higginbotham and both times he's asked my mom if she was arrested in Turlock or modesto because he didn't have a case on file. My mom told him that she was arrested at her home in Ceres and in front of her children and neighbors. We noticed something suspiciously, why the Officers Venn, Moore and Sargeant Vierra didn't call the Child Protecticve Services they didn't want their crime to be discovered. So they left us home alone in the hands of a total stranger we didn't even know, without even asking us if we had an inconvenience with him. He had denied that he was driving since he's not a legal alien and of course didn;t have a valid drivers license as well. The officers new he didn't have a drivers license, like it states it on their report, but yet they took the car and house keys from my moms jacket and handed the keys to a total strager. Now is that a hate crime these officers and sargeant committed or was it a mistake, because every time we go to the Ceres Police Department they change their stories around. Now that their witness left they want my mom to track him down but they won't help us when we ask them for help. We are looking around for a civil attorney who is willing to help us nail these officer. We have all the evidence in our hands, but we need help with the monetary part. We filed a complaint with The City Of Ceres for monetary damages, but it's a little confusing. We're praying for a civil attorney to help us with this case so that it will not happen to anyone else. Now that my mom talked to these Detectives and commanders they are playing dirty breaking laws. My uncle was at the store cashing his paycheck were he cashes it all the time and Officer Mark Nari Badge# 410 who is only an officer and claimed to be a Gangster Detective stripped him and took his California ID away from him for no reason whatsoever and gave him a ticket for supposeably no seat belt. He was parked in the passengers seat getting ready to get off, when the officer approached him. The officer took away his Id so that they can wash their hands and forge his signature and get his address as well and that would get them off the hook. Although there were too many witnessess as well, who seen what had happened, so either way the truth is going to come out. Dirty Ceres Officers, Sargeants, Detectives, Commanders ,Chiefs,et. You name it. The truth will always come out sooner or later. We pry for justice everyday for these criminal officers and sargeant to pay their crime, they tried to plot on my mom. They act like my mom was the one who shot and killed Officer Howard last year on 1-9-05 and every Latino as well all the time. They're doing this to every latino that lives here in Ceres. My mom is a realtor and now she's out of business, since these dirty officers and sargeant published her in the newspaper with their lies and they did accomplish what they had told her that they were going to destroy her. Are they involved with the KKK? and using their excuse about the officer being shot and killed for their cover-up?
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