If Your Name is Italian, You MUST be
MAFIA!! -
The
ANNOTICO Report
An
episode that was described as Not Merely a Farce, but more of an
OUTRAGE occurred within the past week in
involving Italian Canadians, wherein merely because as
victims of a brutal slaying, and that they had an Italian last name,
the Mexican State Attorney General immediately announced
that it was a Mafia Hit and that two upstanding Canadians perfectly
innocent
The Victims were
the Parents of the Bride at a Wedding Celebration weekend at the seemingly
idyllic Mexican resort
Quite a feat of
detective work, considering Mexican police never secured the crime scene or
even interviewed any of the hotel guests near Room 4134 where the couple's
throats were purportedly "expertly" slashed between
Rodriguez y
Carrillo suggested he had blood results linking the Canadians to the murders --
a speedy forensic turnaround that would make even CSI's
Grissom spin in admiration.
By Thursday, Rodriguez
y Carrillo claimed the two hit MEN were actually three Canadian WOMEN
and that a trail of blood had followed the killers down the hall to their room.
Pretty sloppy, wouldn't you say, for professional assassins?
As for these
alleged hired killers who risked airport security cameras to travel all the way
to Mexico to murder the couple, two of his prime suspects appear to be a couple
of horrified Thunder Bay Soccer Moms.
Yet, almost a
week into his "investigation," Rodriguez y Carrillo had not bothered
to contact any Canadian police agencies -- not to check on the Ianieros' background, not to inquire about his suspects,
not to interview witnesses nor to identify possible motives.
Instead the
Mexican prosecutor insisted that while he has the case solved in record time --
including names, photos, and addresses of three Canadian killers --and he
had no need for RCMP assistance until he files arrest warrants and
extradition papers some time next week, an approach that left Canadian police
agencies dumbfounded, and even his own department confused.
In fact, a
spokesman for the state attorney general's office contradicted his boss and
told The Canadian Press he didn't think there was a third suspect or any
photos.
And yesterday
there were sudden reversals on two fronts. After days of suggesting this was a
professional hit, Rodriguez y Carrillo suddenly said the Ianieros
were not victims of organized crime after all.
This RIDICULOUS
and negative "association" can all be attributed to the rather
"Passive" manner in which Italian Americans have historically dealt
with slurs, slander, defamation, and discrimination.
Our grand parents
wrongly reasoned that the
1. keep a low profile. You will be less of a Target.
2. The more
attention we bring to ourselves, the more grief we will bring on ourselves.
3. Don't stir the
[feces], it only stinks more.
4. Those who slander and slur us are ignorant, and you can't
reason with Ignorance.
5. It will
eventually go away.
6. If we all act
the part of upright citizens, the slanders and slurs will stop.
Many of our
Community have been preaching that "Passive Mantra" for almost 100
years, but it has Not produced Results.
Rather it has mired us in more of the same
On the Other hand,
the Jewish Community has taken an "Assertive" Stance of "react to every slur", AND "be
ever vigilant.
If we just look
historically which system has been more successful, I think I need not state
the obvious.
UNITE. Join an
Italian American Organization that is more than a ”dinner"
or "awards" organization.
Convince the
leaders and other members that the fight against
Italian Defamation should be #1 on their Agenda
Next should be
Knowledge of the Italian American Experience and Italian Culture!!!!!
BEYOND FARCE, IT'S AN OUTRAGE
By Michele Mandel
Coffins, when
there should have been proud smiles. A funeral cortege, where there should have
been a wedding party.
This will not be
the homecoming that should have been. And now that the bodies of Domenico and Annunziata Ianiero will soon be
returned from
They must also
deal with a Mexican Inspector Clouseau in charge of
finding the killers.
Surely they
deserve better.
Two upstanding
Canadians have been murdered in cold blood at the Barcelo
Maya Beach Resort, a seemingly idyllic Mexican resort that was supposed to host
their daughter's sunset wedding. Yet so far the bungling murder investigation
resembles the plot of a bad Pink Panther film.
It is more than a
farce; it is an outrage.
INNOCENTS SMEARED
Where to begin?
Within hours of the slayings, state attorney general Bello
Melchor Rodriguez y Carrillo concluded this was a
professional, pre-meditated hit, tainting a perfectly innocent
Leaving
their poor family to endure not only their private devastation, but also a
foreign police investigation quick to smear the Ianieros'
good name.
"She feels she needs to stand up and defend her parents' honour," said a friend of Rosina's,
the couple's oldest daughter, as he read her statement to reporters the other
day.
"All the
stories out there are all lies. It's just ludicrous."
About as
ludicrous, it appears, as the Mexican prosecutor's prime suspects.
Again, within
mere hours of the slayings, Rodriguez y Carrillo stated unequivocally that the
professional assassins were two Canadians who conveniently flew home from the
resort shortly after the murders. Quite a feat of detective work, considering
Mexican police never secured the crime scene or even interviewed any of the
hotel guests near room 4134 where the couple's throats were purportedly
"expertly" slashed between
Continuing in
this miraculous crime scene investigation, Rodriguez y Carrillo suggested he
had blood results linking the Canadians to the murders -- a speedy forensic
turnaround that would make even CSI's Grissom spin in
admiration.
By Thursday, he
claimed the two hitmen were actually three Canadian
women and that a trail of blood had followed the killers down the hall to their
room.
Pretty sloppy,
wouldn't you say, for professional assassins?
As for these
alleged hired killers who risked airport security cameras to travel all the way
to Mexico to murder the couple, two of his prime suspects appear to be a couple
of horrified Thunder Bay soccer moms -- one a medical student and the other a
health care worker -- who have hastily notified their local police that they
had nothing to do with the slayings. Not exactly Uma
Thurman and Lucy Liu in Kill Bill.
But let's not let
logic get in the way of this runaway coverup. As long
as Rodriguez y Carrillo can shift the focus to Canadian gringos rather than on
any locals, he can salvage the country's impending spring break season.
COPS NOT
CONTACTED
Still, if you're
going to blame
Instead the
Mexican prosecutor insisted that while he has the case solved in record time --
including names, photos and addresses of three Canadian killers -- he has no
need for our assistance until he files arrest warrants and extradition papers
some time next week, an approach that left Canadian police agencies dumbfounded
and even his own department confused.
In fact, a
spokesman for the state attorney general's office contradicted his boss and
told The Canadian Press he didn't think there was a third suspect or any
photos.
And yesterday
there were sudden reversals on two fronts. After days of suggesting this was a
professional hit, Rodriguez y Carrillo suddenly said the Ianieros
were not victims of organized crime after all. Meanwhile, the RCMP confirmed
they have finally been called in.
What a
disgraceful mess. And with the Keystone Kops on the case, the trail of the real
killer or killers grows as cold as a Mexican cerveza.
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