Jose Guerena Ortiz was sleeping after an exhausting 12-hour night shift at a copper mine. His wife, Vanessa, had begun breakfast. Their 4-year-old son, Joel, asked to watch cartoons. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
This article raises many issues, yet resolves nothing and leaves the reader hanging. The many questions include: 1./ Why did the police arrive at a family's house in an armored vehicle with heavily armed men wearing body armor to execute a search warrant in a marijuana-dealing case? 2../ Why did Jose Guerena not open the door himself instead of assuming, despite the "Police!" announcement, that his family was in danger? 3./ Why did the police immediately escalate by using a battering ram to break down the front door? 4./ Why, after the door was broken down, didn't Jose Guerena surrender with his hands up? 5./ Why does the story lean heavily in the direction of assuming that the police wantonly murdered Jose Guerena by ... More »
That police departments all over America have taken on the appearance of police-state storm troopers is a terrible thing that should be reversed as quickly as possible. Nevertheless, any person who believes he is being mistakenly targeted by police must understand that if he raises a weapon, instead of surrendering, the police are duty-bound to shoot to kill. Without this policy of self-defense, no policeman anywhere in this country could do his job, day in and day out, with any ... More »
Those who worked with Guerena at ASARCO’S Mission Mine said the man they knew would never be a part of drug smuggling. “I don’t care what ... More »
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