and I'd ask Indymedia to leave them here for a few days.

This is what Anthony faced in life, and this is what killed him. This is what the protests are really about. This reminds me why I do what I do.

On April 15, *everyone* needs to come out with the students so they don't have to live with this. Come out and scream that Anthony must be the last child to die of racism--although we all know he isn't, that others have already died from lack of health care, lack of nutritious food, lack of so much.

Our youth need our support, not hatred and not our neglect. Fifty years from now, they will remember whether or not we were there.

I will be there.

Normally racist comments are deleted immediately, when noticed.
As per your request these comments shall be allowed to remain as examples of racist thinking.

Thank you, Leslie your insight and for all your contributions to this site.

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for being a voice for the grassroots, and for listening to the ground.

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Please cite your sources if you want to be taken seriously. Other wise your commentary is easily dismissed as some one working for the school district and trying to spread false information in an attempt to create confusion about the case.

(readers: please know the suicide note has not been made public and that only the police, the family and their lawyers have read the suicide note. I think we can rule out two of these as the source of this comment)

It does not violate any of the moderation policies. And it provides insight into our enemy’s attack plans. They have outed themselves with this comment. They have no real defense so they are mounting a smear challenge against Anthony and his family.

Please restore the comment for all to see.

We should not provide a billboard for enemy propaganda.
All one has to do is view the hidden comments area if one wishes to see this filth...
If one wishes to view stinky laundry, they should have to open the hamper.
Out of respect for the grief and loss of this family.
Forgive me for disagreeing.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teen15apr15,1,7388243.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Attorney for mother said it himself.
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Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2006

Ontario police Wednesday night released the boy's suicide note to his family. Samuel Paz, the mother's attorney, said it corroborated the allegations against the vice principal. Paz and the boy's mother have declined to release the note.

"Ninety-nine percent of it is about his family, and how he's so sad to be in this situation," Paz said of the suicide note. "He says something extremely negative about the vice principal, filled with expletives … the only negative thing about anyone in the note."
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I take it that its not a smear campaign if its about district officials, but it is if its about a family's claim of political abuse against their child.
Its all about smear. Its about facts. All that matters are 3 things:

1. Was Anthony Soltero present at ANY of the protest rallies and did he initiate or organize and attendance? (Protest Leader Martyr status)
2. Did his have his parents approval, consent, or support. (Truancy issue)
3. Did the administrator communicate false penalties for trauncy and disruption of public education and/or suspend or child, or have the child cited by police as were hundreds of others? (Claims of Abuse of Administrative Power, Coercion, Harrassment, Persecution)

If the first fact is untrue, the second and third facts are moot.
His death is a tragedy. Perhaps his mother wants it to be for a higher cause. But if its not true, then its not right.

PS
Its okay to delete my previous text. It was design to ask to force people to ask themselves some questions. Letters were sent home with my child Fri 4/14 saying that police will be on site to prevent further harrassment of students by Latin-published media. Reporters were forcing exiting students to re-exit the school and look visibly upset, walking slowly with heads down, or running distraughtly. In another situation, a student was asked to get back out of his parents car and re-enter it while grieving about Anthony and the school's treatment of Hispanic students, in Spanish. The letter said that students are welcomed to speak with any reporters, but it should be in their parent's presence, and they should not feel obligated to re-enact scripted dramatizations. The letter also explained there were also individuals w/out badges or credentials claiming to be internet reporters cornering students and asking for personal information i.e. phone #s, addresses, full names & birthdates.

I don't think being the parent of a kid at the De Anza school makes you an insider.

Also cite your source. Please post a copy of this note from the school you have.

Also to rebut your three points:

Points one and two are not relevant to the case. Only your third point is the relevant to the issue. The issue here is, like you have said: “Abuse of Administrative Power, Coercion, Harassment and Persecution”

If you are a parent with a child attending this school as you say you are then this should be of concern to you.

"Points one and two are not relevant to the case. Only your third point is the relevant to the issue. "

I thought it was the main point. Because if it wasn't, the headlines wouldn't be saying words like, "Student Protest Leader Commits Suicide for the Cause."
A teen suicide for getting caught in a lie about truancy isn't going to make national news and stir up all these immigration groups. The media hype is pushed by thse groups. If he never attended a rally - he's just an regular teen, and nobody would even care about his conversation with the principal.