Massachusetts Republican: Undocumented Immigrant Rape Victims ‘Should Be Afraid To Come Forward’

[Ian David]

Massachusetts Republican: Undocumented Immigrant Rape Victims ‘Should Be Afraid To Come Forward’

Massachusetts GOP state legislator Ryan Fattman has such contempt for illegal immigrants that he believes undocumented women who are raped should be afraid to go to the police. Yesterday, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on Fattman’s incendiary comments, which he made while defending a controversial federal immigration program that many say will damage the relationship between law enforcement and immigrant communities. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has refused to join the program out of concern that immigrants who are victims of violent crimes will be afraid to report them and seek help:

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Asked if he would be concerned that a woman without legal immigration status was raped and beaten as she walked down the street might be afraid to report the crime to police, Mr. Fattman said he was not worried about those implications.

“My thought is that if someone is here illegally, they should be afraid to come forward,” Mr. Fattman said. “If you do it the right way, you don’t have to be concerned about these things,” he said referring to obtaining legal immigration status.

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While citizens have the right to be viewed as innocent until found guilty in court, he said, “I don’t think that principle extends to illegal immigrants.” He said he had no concerns about racial profiling by police.



More:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/06/09/240597/massachusetts-gop-immigrant-rape/

[barbtries]

1. over and over

i see these examples of our country just getting totally mean and heartless. it is beginning to overwhelm me.

[roguevalley]

2. what an aptly named imbecile. his karma must be attrocious.

[madrchsod]

3. what a nice guy...just think of the things who voted for him

[DirkGently]

4. Grotesque. Another smug child with all the (wrong) answers.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. kick

[surrealAmerican]

6. That's just sick. Why would anyone want that?

... unless, of coarse, he's been raping undocumented immigrants (or planning to).

[Scuba]

7. Aha!

[saras]

8. I think you're onto something

Except that this sort also gets a sort of sick pleasure from just hearing or reading that someone has been raped. So it doesn't matter WHO's raping, or planning to, as long as he knows it's happening, he's happy.

[KingFlorez]

10. That's what I was about to say

Saying something like that sounds very suspect.

[JAnthony]

9. So according to Rethuglican Fattman, It's OKAY to rape

an undocumented immigrant, I guess...because they won't formally complain!

Geeze this Sleaze within the Rethuglican ranks really is a worthless Tea bagging fucker, isn't he?