Update 2: Just as we suspected, President Trump has tweeted his opinion on this decision…
A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case! No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 1, 2017
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Update 1: AP reports that U.S. immigration officials say they will deport the Mexican man found not guilty of murder in San Francisco pier shooting.
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As we detailed earlier, in a verdict that has shocked many in the Bay Area (and across America), a jury of six men and six women in sanctuary city San Francisco found illegal immigrant (and five-time deportee) Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty in the death of Kate Steinle.
Mr. Garcia Zarate had been homeless at the time of the shooting and had multiple felony convictions and five prior deportations to Mexico. He had been set free from jail only months before the shooting, in defiance of requests by federal immigration authorities, who had asked that he be held longer so he could be deported again.
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The backlash to his release into the community crescendoed when Donald Trump invoked Ms. Steinle’s killing as he campaigned for president.
As The New York Times reports, Ms. Steinle’s death in July 2015 fed into a fierce debate over whether immigrants without legal status should be deported more aggressively, and over the role local law enforcement should play.
Ms. Steinle, known as Kate, a 32-year-old medical equipment saleswoman, was walking along Pier 14 in San Francisco when she was struck by a bullet and collapsed into her father’s arms.
Mr. Garcia Zarate acknowledged firing the weapon, but said it was an accident.
Zarate and his defense team maintained the argument that the suspect found the stolen weapon on the pier that day and it “just fired.”
The gun belonged to a federal Bureau of Land Management ranger and was stolen from his parked car a week earlier.
The bullet ricocheted on the pier’s concrete walkway before it struck Steinle, killing her. Zarate has admitted to shooting Steinle, but says it was an accident.
Defense attorney Matt Gonzalez said Garcia Zarate found the gun at the pier… but the stories of what happened copntradicted one another…
He said it was wrapped in cloth, and when Garcia Zarate unwrapped it, the gun accidentally discharged.
But in a police interrogation, Garcia Zarate admitted to firing the gun, saying he was aiming at a seal.
He also told police that he stepped on the gun, causing it to fire.
But still, after six days of deliberation, the illegal Mexcian immigrant was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges and also found not guilty of assault with a firearm.
Garcia Zarate was found guilty of illegal firearms possession, which carries a sentence of 16 months to three years.
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The public defender wasted no time in focusing his thoughts on President Trump and his administration…saying Zarate was “extremely relieved” by the outcome and that while Steinle’s death “was a horrible tragedy,” it was used as “political fodder for then candidate Donald Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.”
Adachi added, “Despite the unfairly politicized atmosphere surrounding this case, jurors focused on the evidence, which was clear and convincing, and rendered a just verdict.”
In a response to the verdict, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a statement saying that despite California’s attempt at a murder conviction, Zarate was able to walk away with only a firearm possession conviction because he was not turned over by San Francisco to ICE.
“When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration authorities, they put the public’s safety at risk,” the statement said.
“San Francisco’s decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle.”
Sessions continued, “I urge the leaders of the nation’s communities to reflect on the outcome of this case and consider carefully the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement officers.”
The question in my mind is whether or not there is criminal action that can be pursued by the Feds against the city of Ssn Francisco or the state
of California for not protecting the safety of Kate by keeping Garcia Zarate in custody since he was a felon? What action criminal in nature can be pursued for refusing to turn him over to the Feds for deportation?
A civil suit against Garcia for wrongful death would be futile because even if a jury or a judge found for the family, he would not have funds to pay a judgement (unlike OJ who had plenty of money and just refused to pay). However, is it possible for the family to take civil action charging wrongful death against the city and or state for failure to protect Kate’s civil right to life? Is there an attorney with expertise in California law who reads TBP? Please provide a pro bono answer. Let’s hope that the Las Vegas trial of the Bundy ranch defendents decides to follow the Frisco jury’s nullification example. I supported President Trump and agree with his sentiments; unfortunately his speaking the truth is becoming counter-productive. Military Judge Nance gave Bergdahl a pass in order to spite the President and from the victory statements of the defense attorney the same thing happened with the Garcia Zarate trial.
Dear Mr. President, tweet some more that will show them. Maybe you could sic that pit bull Jeff Sessions on them.
The presidency has enormous power. Grow some balls and use some of it.
Bundy is going to prison. AG could drop charges today if the prez wanted it that way. What is that sharp pain between my shoulder blades?
Trump is a big fucking pussy.
The left sees Trump as racist over his response to this.
And that is what their MSM will be promoting to the public.
I imagine Waters, Pelosi, Sherman and so on will be calling for his impeachment over it.
One of the keys to winning a political debate with the public is to be the side that picks the names of the two positions. Sort of like how pro-choice sounds like a very reasonable name. If it were called pro-murder, it would have less supporters. When it comes to immigration, the term undocumented immigrant is a good term if the goal is to make people think it is ok to have a hoarde of illegal invaders enter and take over our country. The right seems to try to counter with illegal immigrant, but that is not a good term because it means they have conceded that these invaders are in fact immigrants. The right needs to use a better term for these people. They should start referring to them as illegal invaders or something along those lines. I suppose mainstream politicians think they need to pussy foot around it lest they be accused of being racist or losing whatever hispanic vote they have, but fuck sakes they need to do something.
More and more, the discrimination of illegal or undocumented (etc.) is just being dropped altogether and the term “immigrant” is the only term used.
Control the language, control the discussion.
Control the discussion, control the people.
Someone pointed out on twitter that had this fucking scumbag killed the seal (as he claimed he was trying to do) instead of killing an innocent white woman, he’d be in jail for a long time. One seriously twisted society in which we now live.
The Social Contract has been broken. And in a lawless land, equality chooses sides, but it is Power that decides.
White lives matter. I hope they only deport him as far as the desert and put a bullet in his head. That is the only thing that will keep him from coming back again.
Best answer yet, KaD.
+1000
It’s time for White people in San Fran to take a knee.
A knee? How bout some candles and teddy bears? Gawd
I think that Trump should back channel a go ahead and Nuke SanFagfrisco as a token of peace.
Don’n move to kalifornia ,ever.
if you listen to the defense lawyers talk about their victory, it sounds like this case was used by the political leaders on the left, to poke Trump in the eye.
Clearly, there is nothing left but street justice.