>> male announcer: IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,
THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED BY TWO SEPARATE
YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT GROUPS--
THE POLICE WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME
AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.
THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.
>> DESPIERTARTE, OSWALDO.
ANDALE.
[car horn honks]
[honking continues]
>> NO VAYAS CON ELLOS.
NO VAYAS CON ELLOS.
>> COUPLE OF LOCALS ON THEIR WAY TO FISH
SAW HIM FROM THE OVERPASS.
LOOKS LIKE A HIT AND RUN.
>> HE'S ALIVE. >> FOR NOW.
EMT SAYS HE'S LIKELY.
>> ANY I.D. ON OUR GENTLEMAN?
>> JUST A WALLET.
>> NO REASON FOR HIM TO BE WALKING DOWN HERE.
>> HE'S EITHER LOST OR DRUNK.
>> WHOA, IT'S AUTO GLASS.
>> I'M NO EXPERT, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY LAWS OF PHYSICS
THAT SAYS THE GLASS FROM THE CAR THAT HITS YOU
FINDS ITS WAY INTO YOUR PANT LEG.
>> THERE'S SOME BROKEN GLASS ON THE ROAD UP HERE.
>> NO I.D. 13 BUCKS.
BAD LUCK.
AND A FAMILY PICTURE IN FRONT OF
"IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA DEL PUERTO LEMPIRA."
I'M GUESSING THIS MAN ISN'T LOCAL.
>> HERE IT IS, A TRAIL OF BROKEN GLASS
ABOUT 20 FEET LONG.
SO IT BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING.
>> YEAH AND SOMEHOW FINDS ITS WAY
INSIDE OUR MAN'S PANTS.
>> WELL, TRY THIS, IF HE WAS KICKING OUT
THE WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE,
THEN GLASS MIGHT FALL DOWN HIS PANT LEG,
MEANING HE JUMPED OUT OF OR WAS THROWN FROM
A MOVING CAR.
>> EITHER WAY, WHEN HE LANDED ON OUR SHORES
I BET THIS WASN'T THE LANDING HE ANTICIPATED.
>> HE SUFFERED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
HE'S IN A GRADE 3 COMA.
>> THE ODDS HE'LL COME OUT OF IT?
>> CONSIDERING HE HAS NO SPONTANEOUS
RESPIRATORY FUNCTION,
AND HIS COGNITIVE BRAIN ACTIVITY IS NIL?
>> GOT IT. WHAT ABOUT HIS OTHER INJURIES?
>> FRACTURED ARM, FRACTURED RIBS.
LACERATIONS ON HIS HANDS.
BRUISES ON HIS BACK AND NECK.
>> FROM AN IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE?
>> FROM IMPACT WITH THE ROADWAY.
OH, AND THERE'S A FRESH SECOND-DEGREE BURN
ON HIS LEFT CHEEK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER.
I'LL EMAIL YOU PHOTOS.
>> THANKS.
>> GOT AUTO GLASS EMBEDDED IN THE TREAD OF HIS RIGHT HEEL.
SAME AS THE GLASS ON THE ROAD.
AND A CAN OF JUICE.
>> "NARANJA.
A LITTLE TASTE OF HOME."
>> OH, WOW. [coughs]
THAT'S APPETIZING.
WHAT IS THAT, SMOKED STURGEON.
>> THAT STUFF'S 50 BUCKS A POUND.
>> YEAH, IRV'S, ON RIVINGTON.
EVEN MONEY OUR JUAN DOE HERE WORKS IN THE KITCHEN.
>> BARELY SEE HIS FACE WITH ALL THAT MISHAGOSS ON HIS HEAD.
IS HE OKAY?
>> WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?
>> COULD BE ONE OF MY DISHWASHERS,
OSWALDO.
IT'S HIS DAY OFF. >> OSWALDO WHO?
>> OSWALDO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BUST MY BALLS
'CAUSE I DIDN'T CHECK HIS PAPERS, OKAY?
>> WE'RE MURDER COPS, OKAY?
SO A LAST NAME?
>> DON'T KNOW IT. HE SHARES A PLACE WITH--
HEY, TOMAS!
TALK TO THESE COPS ABOUT OSWALDO.
>> NO SOMOS LA MIGRA. LO CONOCES?
>> SI.
ES MI AMIGO, OSWALDO.
HE OKAY?
>> HE'S NOT OKAY. HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> WHAT'S HIS LAST NAME?
>> MORALES.
>> AND THESE PEOPLE?
>> HIS FAMILY IN PUERTO LEMPIRA IN HONDURAS.
HE SEND THEM ALL HIS MONEY. HE WORK HARD.
>> WHEN DID YOU SEE HIM LAST?
>> THIS MORNING.
I COME HOME FROM NIGHT JOB, 5:00,
AND HE GET UP.
I TAKE THE BED, AND HE GO LOOK FOR DAY WORK.
>> WHERE DOES HE LOOK?
>> UNDER HIGHWAY 155.
HE WAIT FOR THE CARS TO COME, AND THEY GIVE HIM A JOB.
>> LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE DAWN PATROL FOR US.
THANKS.
>> GRACIAS.
>> HEY, HOT COFFEE HERE FOR THE WORKING MAN.
>> Y PANES FRESCOS DE PINA, QUESO.
>> IF YOU DON'T HURRY, HE'S GONNA EAT IT ALL.
>> ES UN TRUCO, CHAVOS.
>> EL TRUCO ES NOSOTROS LES DAMOS DESAYUNO,
Y USTEDES NOS AYUDAN A BUSCAR LAS PERSONAS
QUE HIRIERON A SU AMIGO OSWALDO MORALES.
>> ANYONE SEE OSWALDO YESTERDAY MORNING?
>> I SEE HIM.
>> YOU DID? STEP FORWARD, PLEASE.
IT'S OKAY.
>> HE GO IN A CAR FOR A JOB.
>> WHAT KINDA CAR?
>> A DARK GREEN TOYOTA. I TELL OSWALDO, "BE CAREFUL."
>> WHY?
>> THERE WAS THREE WHITE KIDS IN THE CAR,
AND THEY SAY THEY GOT A JOB FOR ONE MAN.
I SEE ONE OF THE KIDS TAKE A PICTURE OF US
WITH HIS PHONE.
SO I DO NOT GO.
>> YOU THINK YOU'D RECOGNIZE THESE KIDS?
>> NO, NO, IT'S DARK. THEY STAY IN THE CAR.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
>> TAMBIEN, COMA.
WHITE KIDS TAKING PICTURES OF HISPANIC DAY LABORERS.
>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S TO SEND TO THEIR GIRLFRIENDS.
>> ONE THING FOR SURE NOWADAYS,
EVERYTHING ENDS UP ON THE WEB.
>> THE AUTO GLASS IS THE SAME MAKE TOYOTA USES.
WE FIGURE HE MUSTA KICKED THE SIDE WINDOW OUT
TRYING TO GET OUT.
PROBABLY WHEN THOSE KIDS BURNED THAT HOLE IN HIS CHEEK.
>> ANY IDEA WHAT THIS WAS DONE WITH?
>> LAB SAYS IT WASN'T A CIGAR OR A CIGARETTE.
MORE LIKELY METAL OR CERAMIC OBJECT.
>> BRANDING, A NEW TWIST ON HATE CRIMES.
>> WELL, HERE'S A NEWER TWIST.
A VIDEO CALLED "BEANER HUNT:
TAKING BACK AMERICA ONE STREET AT A TIME."
IT WAS POSTED LAST WEEK.
[kids laughing]
>> WE'RE GONNA NAIL YOUR ASS!
>> I COUNT THREE VOICES.
>> THE GUY ON THE CORNER SAID THREE KIDS.
[kids yelling and cheering]
>> NEW YORK ISLANDERS HAT.
GOOD CHANCE WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
A TOYOTA.
>> WHAT IS THAT, A .22? >> GET HIM! GET HIM!
>> OH, BAG THE BEANER, BABY.
>> WHERE YOU GOING?!
>> SOUNDED LIKE A BB GUN.
>> WE GOT YOU! WE GOT YOU!
>> IT'S GOTTA BE THE SAME KIDS.
>> GO BACK TO WHERE THEY FIRST PULLED UP.
FREEZE IT.
SEE IF THE LAB CAN READ THE I.D. NUMBER
ON THAT MAIL TRUCK.
[video playing]
>> YOU FOUND THIS ON THE INTERNET?
I'LL BE A SON OF A GUN.
>> YEAH, AND THAT MAIL TRUCK'S FROM THE PECONIC POST OFFICE.
>> YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING ON IN YOUR TOWN?
>> WE'VE HAD NINE BIAS INCIDENTS
AGAINST HISPANICS IN THE LAST MONTH.
>> NINE IN ONE MONTH?
>> WITH UNEMPLOYMENT, THE ECONOMY,
PEOPLE BLAME THE ILLEGALS.
>> ALL THOSE ILLEGALS THAT MADE SUBPRIME LOANS
TO PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T AFFORD THEM.
>> ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS INVOLVE A GREEN TOYOTA?
>> THREE WITH A GREEN SEDAN.
TWO DRIVE-BYS WITH A BB GUN.
THE THIRD ONE, THE KIDS PUT A BEATING ON THE VICTIM.
>> YOU GOT DESCRIPTIONS?
>> THREE WHITE KIDS, ONE WITH BLOND HAIR.
WE STEPPED UP PATROLS WHERE THE ILLEGALS CONGREGATE.
>> THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT PUSHED THESE KIDS
TO FIND NEW HUNTING GROUNDS.
>> WE'RE GONNA NEED A LIST FROM YOU
OF YOUR LOCAL AUTO AND GLASS SHOPS.
>> YEAH.
>> KID CAME IN SATURDAY WITH A GREEN CAMRY FOUR-DOOR.
BACK WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS BUSTED OUT.
>> OKAY, WE NEED HIS NAME AND HIS PLATE NUMBER.
>> I GOT NOTHING.
HE DIDN'T HAVE THE 180 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.
>> HOW 'BOUT A DESCRIPTION?
IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE KID OR THE CAR?
>> 16, 17,
AVERAGE HEIGHT, DARK HAIR.
>> YOU WANT TO COME WITH US TO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL,
LOOK AT SOME PICTURES?
>> NOW? YEAH, I GUESS.
JIMMY, I GOTTA GO WITH THESE GUYS.
SO WHAT'D THIS KID DO ANYWAYS?
>> HIM AND HIS BUDDIES PUT AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
INTO A COMA.
>> YOU KNOW, I GOT, LIKE, TEN PEOPLE
THAT THINK THEY'RE GETTING THEIR CARS BACK TODAY.
>> YEAH, THEY THOUGHT WRONG. COME ON.
I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY RACIAL TENSION...
>> HEY, START WITH THE SENIORS. >> HERE AT THE SCHOOL?
>> YEAH, ANY OF THE STUDENTS
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACTING OUT RECENTLY.
>> EVERYONE GETS ALONG-- >> THIS IS WHAT THEY DID TO HIM.
THIS AIN'T RIGHT.
>> ISSUES WITH RACE OR IMMIGRATION.
>> PECONIC'S LATINO POPULATION HAS GROWN 25% IN FIVE YEARS.
WE'VE HAD TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE ILLEGALLY
AND SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
>> SO THAT'S WHERE ALL MY TAX MONEY'S GOING?
>> WHAT ABOUT YOUR LEGAL STUDENTS,
ANY OF THEM IN PARTICULAR BEEN ACTING OUT?
>> WE'VE CUT BACK ON OUR SPORTS TEAMS,
SO THERE'S BEEN RESENTMENT AMONG OUR ATHLETES.
THERE HAVE BEEN FIGHTS, SOME GRAFFITI.
>> HIM.
>> TONY STRATTON.
POINT GUARD, VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM.
IS TONY HERE RIGHT NOW?
>> NO, DISMISSAL WAS AT 3:00.
>> GREEN TOYOTA.
LOOKS LIKE PLASTIC TAPED OVER THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW.
[cell phone beeping]
[knocking]
GOT THE TAG NUMBER.
IS TONY STRATTON HERE?
>> NO. NO, TONY NO HERE.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?
DONDE ESTA TONY AHORA?
>> OH, NO, NO SE.
>> PARA TONY, SI?
>> OKAY, SI.
>> WHOA.
GRACIAS, SENORA.
YOU SEE HER SHOES?
>> YEAH, OPEN-TOE PUMPS.
>> YEAH, NOT TOO MANY HOUSEKEEPERS DO THE LAUNDRY
IN HIGH HEELS AND A SWEATER SET.
TOYOTA'S REGISTERED TO A JUANITA STRATTON,
THIS ADDRESS.
I THINK WE JUST MET MRS. STRATTON.
>> SHE'S PROBABLY ON THE PHONE WITH HER HUSBAND
WONDERING WHY THE COPS WERE ASKING ABOUT THEIR SON.
>> WONDER HOW THE STRATTON KID SORTS IT OUT IN HIS HEAD.
>> HUH?
>> HIM BEING HALF HISPANIC AND BEATING UP ON ILLEGALS.
AND THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL IN THIS TOWN,
HE PROBABLY FIGURES IT'S ALL NORMAL.
>> I GET IT. >> WHAT?
>> THE ANGER.
BACK IN SOUTH CENTRAL,
YOUNG BLACK MEN CAN'T GET JOBS BECAUSE THE BOSSES KNOW
THEY CAN PAY AN ILLEGAL FOUR BUCKS UNDER THE TABLE
WITH NO BENEFITS
AND KNOW THAT MAN IS TOO SCARED TO COMPLAIN.
SO SURE, TREAT THEM HUMANELY,
BUT PUT THEM ON A BUS AND SEND THEM HOME.
AND THAT FENCE?
OH, DIG IT DEEP AND BUILD IT HIGH.
>> DON'T WORRY, I THINK WE FOUND A SOLUTION
FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
IT'S CALLED A DEPRESSION.
BELIEVE ME, ALL THOSE ILLEGALS ARE HEADING HOME NOW.
>> [scoffs]
LUPES.
>> HMM?
HOLD UP. STOP THE CAR PLEASE.
>> MRS. STRATTON?
>> SOY JUANITA.
>> JUANITA STRATTON.
DO WE STILL NEED AN INTERPRETER?
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> INTERFERING WITH A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS A FELONY.
>> I'M NOT INTERFERING WITH ANYTHING.
>> WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WINDOW?
>> IT GOT BROKEN AT THE TASTY FREEZE
ON HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE.
>> MOM!
>> GO BACK INSIDE, TONY. >> TONY?
>> I'M CALLING MR. MOSLEY. HE'S A LAWYER.
I SAID GO BACK INSIDE. >> STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE.
>> PROBABLE CAUSE IS SET OUT IN THE WARRANT APPLICATION.
THE VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN GETTING INTO A GREEN TOYOTA.
>> IN MANHATTAN.
YOUR SEARCH WARRANT IS FOR A CAR 60 MILES AWAY.
>> THE CAR'S WINDOW WAS BROKEN OUT.
THE GLASS AT THE CRIME SCENE--
>> CAN'T BE MATCHED TO THIS SPECIFIC CAR.
>> MAYBE WE SHOULD PLAY YOU THAT VIDEO AGAIN.
>> NO NEED.
THE CAR IN THAT VIDEO DOESN'T HAVE A BROKEN WINDOW.
THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT COLOR IT IS.
AND NOTHING CONNECTS IT TO THE STRATTON KID.
>> JUDGE MONTALDO--
>> THAT'S THE REAL BOTTOM LINE
RIGHT THERE.
AND YOU HAD YOUR PICK OF JUDGES,
BUT YOU BROUGHT THIS TO JUDGE MONTALDO.
YOU FIGURE A LATINO JUDGE IS MORE LIKELY
TO GRANT A SEARCH WARRANT
ON A HATE CRIME AGAINST A LATINO MAN,
NO MATTER HOW FLIMSY THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
IF I GRANT YOUR WARRANT,
THE DEFENSE WILL CALL IT A GIMME,
AND I WOULDN'T BLAME THEM.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CASE.
GET IT RIGHT.
>> HE'S NOT WRONG.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CASE WILL BE UNDER A MICROSCOPE,
SO FORGET ABOUT THE CAR FOR NOW
AND WORK ON IDENTIFYING THE OTHER TWO OCCUPANTS.
THERE WAS A BLOND KID IN THE PASSENGER SEAT?
>> THE ONE WITH THE BB GUN.
>> WELL, CHECK STRATTON'S ENTRIES IN THE YEARBOOK
FOR SHOUT-OUTS TO HIS BUDDIES.
>> [groans]
LET'S SEE.
"THROWING OUT A BUMP TO MY MAN BIRD."
>> WELL, STRATTON'S ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM.
GOOD CHANCE HIS ACCOMPLICES WILL BE TOO.
>> YEP.
>> A BLOND BASKETBALL PLAYER.
>> "BIRD" AS IN LARRY BIRD MAYBE.
>> OR BIG BIRD.
TIMOTHY MOORE, SHOOTING GUARD.
>> TIM'S UPSTATE TODAY VISITING COLLEGES WITH HIS DAD.
>> LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONNA HAVE HIS PICK.
>> WHY DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO TIM?
>> WE NEED HIM TO IDENTIFY A BB GUN PISTOL
THAT WAS USED IN A ROBBERY TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE SUSPECT SAID HE BOUGHT IT FROM A STUDENT
AT PECONIC HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THE PEOPLE AT THE SCHOOL THINK THEY REMEMBER
YOUR SON HAD ONE.
>> HIS FATHER BOUGHT IT FOR HIM FOR TARGET PRACTICE
WHEN HE WAS 11,
BUT HE HASN'T USED IT IN YEARS.
IS TIMOTHY IN TROUBLE?
>> FOR SELLING HIS BB GUN? NO.
HE HAD A GAME LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, YEAH?
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHERE HE WENT AFTER?
>> HE WENT OUT WITH HIS FRIEND TONY.
>> WHAT TIME DID HE GET HOME?
>> HE HAS A MIDNIGHT CURFEW,
AND HE'S NEVER LATE.
>> MRS. MOORE, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE
LYING COMES TO NATURALLY;
YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ONE OF THEM.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I WERE VISITING FRIENDS IN MARYLAND
FOR THE WEEKEND.
I'LL WRITE DOWN HIS NUMBER.
FROM NOW ON YOU SHOULD TALK TO HIM.
>> NOW WE KNOW TIMOTHY OWNS A BB GUN
AND HE WAS WITH STRATTON ON FRIDAY.
>> AND WE KNOW THE ATTACK VIDEO
WAS UPLOADED FROM A COMPUTER AT THE SCHOOL.
>> FROM MY COMPUTER? NO WAY.
>> IT'S EASY ENOUGH FOR US TO CHECK, COACH.
DO YOU MIND?
>> SO WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER?
>> I WANT YOU TO KNOW I DON'T TOLERATE THAT CRAP.
RACIAL STUFF, GAY STUFF--
I HEAR IT FROM MY PLAYERS, THEY RUN LAPS.
>> WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
>> THE VIDEO ITSELF WAS DELETED FROM THE COMPUTER
ONCE IT WAS UPLOADED TO THE NET,
BUT THE A-V-I FOOTPRINT'S STILL HERE ON YOUR HARD DRIVE.
>> SO AGAIN, WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER?
>> MY, UH, MY TEAM MANAGER, KYLE CHASE.
HE USES IT TO KEEP THE TEAM'S STATS.
>> THAT MAKES THREE.
>> 2-8-9-4-3, PEOPLE V. TONY STRATTON,
TIMOTHY MOORE, AND KYLE CHASE,
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
>> THE PEOPLE SERVE NOTICE.
WE'LL BE SEEKING A HATE CRIME ENHANCEMENT.
>> SO NOTED. WHAT'S THE PLEA?
>> NOT GUILTY AS TO EACH DEFENDANT.
>> THE PEOPLE ASK FOR REMAND.
>> WHAT? >> SILENCE.
SILENCE NOW.
>> YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENTS ATTEND SCHOOL
AND PLAY TEAM SPORTS.
THEY SHOULD BE R.O.R.ed TO THEIR PARENTS.
>> THE POLICE HAVE UNCOVERED FOUR VIDEOS OF THE DEFENDANTS
ATTACKING HISPANIC MEN IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
>> THOSE VIDEOS HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE CHARGES THEY'RE FACING HERE TODAY.
>> THEY PROVE THEIR PARENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING
TO SUPERVISE THEM.
>> THEN LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET THEIR PARENTS' ATTENTION.
BAIL IS SET AT 150,000 FOR EACH DEFENDANT.
[parents shouting and complaining]
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN TALK ABOUT A HATE CRIME
'CAUSE TONY STRATTON'S HALF-HISPANIC.
HIS MOTHER'S FROM ARGENTINA.
>> YOUR CLIENTS TARGETED THEIR VICTIMS
BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNICITY.
>> OH, RIGHT, THE VIDEOS.
ABOUT THE VIDEOS, MOTION TO SUPPRESS.
>> JUDGE GRANTED THE DEFENSE MOTION,
VIDEOS ARE OUT.
>> YEAH, SO THE VIDEOS PROVING THE KIDS ARE PREJUDICED
ARE TOSSED OUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD PREJUDICE THE JURY
AGAINST THE KIDS.
YOU SURE YOU STILL WANT TO BE A LAWYER?
>> THERE GOES OUR PROOF THIS WAS A HATE CRIME.
>> WELL, WHAT'S LEFT IS NO GREAT SHAKES EITHER.
WE HAVE AN EYEWITNESS WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE CAR
BUT NOT THE OCCUPANT AND SOME BROKEN GLASS.
[phone beeps]
[police radio chatter]
>> HOMELESS GUY FOUND HIM UNDER A MATTRESS.
I SAW THE BURN ON HIS FACE, AND HIM LOOKING HISPANIC,
I THOUGHT ABOUT THE OTHER GUY.
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.
>> YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
ANY IDEA HOW LONG HE'S BEEN HERE?
>> ABOUT A WEEK.
THE COLD TEMPERATURE SLOWED DOWN THE DECOMP.
I FOUND BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA ON HIS HEAD,
DEFENSIVE WOUNDS ON HIS HANDS.
GOING BY THE SHAPE OF THE INJURIES,
I'D LOOK FOR A BASEBALL BAT AS THE MURDER WEAPON.
>> CAN WE GET A PICTURE OF THIS?
THERE'S A MEXICAN PESO JAMMED INTO THE END,
LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN HEATED.
THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE BEEN BRANDING THESE GUYS WITH.
A MEXICAN PESO, REAL SUBTLE.
>> REY ALVEREZ.
>> WHAT COUNTRY IS HE FROM?
>> DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
U.A.W. CARD.
STUBS FROM AN UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK.
THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE BAGGING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN.
INSTEAD THEY GOT AN OUT-OF-WORK AUTO WORKER.
THAT'S WHAT ANGER GETS YOU.
>> WHAT THE DEPLORABLE EVENTS
IN PECONIC AND NEW YORK CITY UNDERLINE
IS THAT PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND PEOPLE ARE ANGRY.
>> ALL RIGHT, BOTTOM LINE, UNDER JACK MCCOY
HAS NEW YORK BECOME A SANCTUARY CITY FOR ILLEGALS?
>> WELL, IF MR. MCCOY ACTUALLY ENFORCED THE LAW,
OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR WORKPLACES
WOULDN'T BE FILLED WITH ILLEGALS.
>> THERE YOU HAVE IT--
[remote control clicks]
>> WHERE ARE YOU WITH THESE DEPLORABLE EVENTS?
>> THE UNEMPLOYED AUTO WORKER WAS LIVING WITH HIS SISTER.
HE HAS RECENTLY FOUND A JOB WORKING AS A NIGHT WATCHMAN
IN EAST HARLEM.
>> LOOKS LIKE HE WAS GRABBED AND KILLED
24 HOURS AFTER MR. MORALES WAS THROWN OUT OF THE TOYOTA.
>> THE SAME KIDS? >> MM-HMM.
>> BOTH VICTIMS HAD A SIMILAR BURN
OR A BRAND ON THEIR FACE.
>> THESE KIDS HAD BEEN ESCALATING THEIR VIOLENCE.
THEY FINALLY GOT A SCALP.
>> HOW GOOD A CASE AGAINST THEM FOR THE MURDER?
>> NO WITNESSES, NO FORENSICS.
WITH HAVE A SOMEWHAT BETTER CASE AGAINST THEM FOR THE ASSAULT
ON MR. MORALES.
>> THEN JOIN THE TWO CASES,
PROVE BOTH VICTIMS WERE BRANDED WITH THE SAME DEVICE.
>> AND LET THE ASSAULT BOOTSTRAP THE MURDER CASE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> OR LET THE MURDER CASE TANK THE ASSAULT CASE.
I SAY WE PROCEED WITH THE ASSAULT
ON MR. MORALES, HOLD OFF ON THE MURDER,
SEE WHAT THE POLICE TURN UP.
>> I SAY WE PROSECUTE THE ASSAULT OF AN ILLEGAL ALIEN
WHILE THE BACKBURNER THE MURDER OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
I CAN WRITE THE EDITORIALS MYSELF.
>> NOW POLITICAL IMAGE EVEN TRUMPS LEGAL REALITY?
>> HERE'S THE LEGAL REALITY.
WE'RE JOINING THE TWO CASES.
CLEAR?
>> MR. CUTTER IS SEEKING TO PIGGYBACK TWO CASES
THAT HAVE NO CONNECTION.
>> EXCEPT THE SAME DEFENDANTS, SIMILAR VICTIMS.
>> OH, AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
ALLEGEDLY THROWN FROM A CAR
AND AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
BEATEN TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
>> BOTH MEN WERE HISPANIC
AND BOTH WERE BRANDED WITH THE SAME CRUDE INSTRUMENT.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S THE SAME?
>> THAT EVIDENCE WILL BE PROVIDED AT TRIAL.
>> YOUR HONOR, THIS CLAIM THAT THE SAME DEVICE WAS USED
IS MR. CUTTER'S ONLY BASIS TO JOIN THE CASES.
>> I GET IT, MR. MOSLEY.
MR. CUTTER, I'M NOT GRANTING YOU THIS JOINDER
UNTIL YOU SHOW ME EVIDENCE THAT THE VICTIMS
WERE BRANDED WITH THE SAME INSTRUMENT.
>> AND THE DEFENSE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE
THAT EVIDENCE FIRSTHAND.
>> FAIR ENOUGH.
MR. CUTTER, YOU WILL MAKE BOTH VICTIMS AVAILABLE
TO THE DEFENSE.
>> LET'S GET OSWALDO MORALES EXAMINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> YOU'RE HERE FOR OSWALDO MORALES?
>> YEAH, CONNIE RUBIROSA.
DR. RODGERS IS WITH THE M.E.'s OFFICE.
SHE'S HERE TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION
OF MR. MORALES' FACE.
>> MR. MORALES IS NO LONGER HERE.
HE WAS DISCHARGED LAST NIGHT.
>> DISCHARGED?
HE WAS IN A COMA ON LIFE SUPPORT.
WHO WAS HE DISCHARGED TO?
>> PURSUANT TO HOSPITAL POLICY,
PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS ARE REPATRIATED
AS SOON AS THEY'RE STABILIZED.
MR. MORALES WAS MEDEVACED
TO HIS HOME COUNTRY OF HONDURAS.
>> MEDEVACED TO WHERE IN HONDURAS?
>> TO THEIR MAIN AIRPORT IN...TEGUCIGALPA.
>> THEN WHAT, YOU JUST LEFT HIM ON THE TARMAC?
>> PURSUANT TO POLICY,
HE WAS TURNED OVER TO HONDURAN AUTHORITIES.
HE'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, NOT OURS.
>> SHIPPING A CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT
OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THESE PEOPLE?
>> IT'S SIMPLE MATH.
70 GRAND FOR A FLIGHT TO HONDURAS
VERSUS 200 GRAND A MONTH TO KEEP HIM ON LIFE SUPPORT.
>> WELL, FOR A HUNDRED BUCKS
THEY COULDA JUST PUT HIM IN A ROWBOAT OFF JONES BEACH.
>> DO WE KNOW WHERE HE IS IN HONDURAS?
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
NO JUDGE IS GONNA REQUIRE THE DEFENSE
TO SEND THEIR EXPERT THERE.
WE NEEDED HIM HERE.
>> THEN LET'S GET HIM BACK.
WE'LL ISSUE A MATERIAL WITNESS WARRANT
AND PAY FOR HIS CARE OUT OF OUR DISCRETIONARY FUND.
I HOPE YOUR PASSPORT IS UP-TO-DATE.
>> IT IS.
I'LL GET STARTED ON THE WARRANT APPLICATION.
>> PAYING FOR AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT'S MEDICAL BILLS
WITH TAXPAYERS' MONEY WHILE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
CAN'T AFFORD HEALTHCARE.
I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR.
>> SINCE WHEN ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT MY POLITICAL IMAGE?
>> WELL, ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, JACK,
I DO WANT YOU TO WIN THIS ELECTION.
>> YOU WANNA TAKE MY SON WHERE THEY TRIED TO KILL HIM?
>> IF YOU LET HIM COME WITH US,
HE CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE ONES WHO DID THIS TO HIM.
>> THEY SAY HE WILL NEVER GET BETTER.
IS THAT TRUE?
>> HE'LL BE IN THE BEST HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK.
THE CITY WILL PAY FOR HIS DOCTORS, HIS MEDICINE.
[baby cooing]
>> HEY, WE'LL PAY FOR YOU TO COME TOO.
YOUR SON WON'T BE ALONE.
>> VAN A DEJAR QUE VAYA CON OSWALDO.
>> TIENES QUE IR. DALE UNA OPPORTUNIDAD.
>> I'LL GO WITH OSWALDO.
I WANT TO SEE THE BOYS WHO DID THIS TO MY SON.
I'LL SIGN THE PAPERS.
>> LO CUIDAREMOS MUY BIEN.
>> THE DIAMETER, SHAPE, AND DEPTH
OF BOTH BURNS ARE IDENTICAL
AND BOTH EXHIBIT THE SAME IRREGULARITY
ON THE OUTER PERIMETER OF THE BURNED SKIN.
>> TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THIS IRREGULARITY?
>> THERE'S AN INDENTATION ON THE EDGE OF THE COIN.
IT LINES UP PERFECTLY WITH BOTH IRREGULARITIES.
IN MY OPINION, THE SAME HEATED COIN
WAS USED TO MAKE BOTH BURNS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
>> YOUR HONOR, I HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> SAVE 'EM FOR THE TRIAL.
I'M GRANTING THE PEOPLE'S MOTION
TO CONSOLIDATE THE INDICTMENTS.
THE DEFENDANTS WILL BE TRIED
FOR BOTH THE ASSAULT ON MR. MORALES
AND THE MURDER OF MR. ALVAREZ.
[crowd murmuring]
>> THE D.A.'S GOTTA PROVE HE'S TOUGH,
SO HE'S SCAPEGOATING OUR KIDS.
>> IT'S OUR CHILDREN WHO NEED PROTECTION
FROM THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
LIKE THAT GIRL IN WASHINGTON WHO WAS KILLED BY AN ILLEGAL
FROM EL SALVADOR.
>> OR THOSE MEXICAN DRUG GANGS
THAT ARE COMING ACROSS THE BORDER.
>> MR. MCCOY. MR. MCCOY.
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT
THAT'S BEEN FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
ABOUT YOUR EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS
TO FLY AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT BACK FROM HONDURAS
AND PAY FOR HIS HOSPITAL CARE?
>> MR. MORALES' PRESENCE SERVES THE DEFENDANTS' RIGHTS
TO CONFRONT THE WITNESSES AGAINST THEM, MR. PEWLS.
>> IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU THAT MR. MORALES
IS BEING AFFORDED MEDICAL CARE THAT'S BEYOND THE REACH
OF MORE THAN 75% OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY?
>> IT BOTHERS ME THAT MOST PEOPLE IN THIS CITY
CAN'T AFFORD HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE.
IT SHOULD BOTHER YOU TOO.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION, MR. MCCOY.
THE LEDGER IS COMING OUT WITH A STORY
THAT YOU HIRED AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN
AS A HOUSEHOLD WORKER AND NANNY FOR YOUR CHILDREN.
CARE TO COMMENT?
>> I'LL COMMENT AFTER I READ THE STORY.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS CASE.
I INTEND TO MAKE JUSTICE AVAILABLE
TO EVERYONE IN OUR JURISDICTION.
JUSTICE IS NOT A FINITE RESOURCE.
BECAUSE IT'S GIVEN TO ONE
DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WILL BE DENIED TO ANOTHER.
BUT IF IT'S DENIED TO ONE, IT'S DENIED TO ALL.
>> NICELY HANDLED. WHAT ABOUT THIS NANNY?
OH, GREAT.
>> AS TO THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MR. MCCOY
CONCERNING AN UNDOCUMENTED HOUSEHOLD WORKER,
WELL, THAT'S--THAT'S A MATTER FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
HOWEVER, I UNDER--
[remote control clicks]
>> I WAS GOING THROUGH MY DIVORCE IN '91.
ELLEN AND I WERE SEPARATED.
SHE HIRED A NANNY.
SHE WAS STRESSED OUT, OVERWHELMED BY...
EVERYTHING.
SHE NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK THE WOMAN'S PAPERS.
WE DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL A YEAR LATER.
WE LET THE WOMAN GO, PAID HER TAXES.
>> SO SOMEONE'S BEEN GOING THROUGH YOUR DIVORCE RECORDS.
>> MIKE, MY PROBLEMS ARE MY PROBLEMS.
THE WORK HERE GOES ON REGARDLESS.
>> WELL, WE SET A TRIAL DATE FOR THE PECONIC KIDS.
>> GOOD. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. [cell phone beeps]
>> KYLE CHASE, THE KID WHO UPLOADED THE VIDEOS,
HIS NEW LAWYER WANTS TO TALK.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO PRISON FOR A MURDER
THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH.
>> NO, CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO DO THAT.
>> AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GUY WHO BROKE THE WINDOW,
TIMOTHY AND TONY, THEY WANTED TO GO BACK OUT SATURDAY NIGHT
TO FIND ANOTHER BEANER BUT--
SORRY.
I MEANT A HISPANIC.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO WITH THEM,
SO I BAGGED OUT.
>> KYLE WILL PLEAD TO THE ASSAULT ON MR. MORALES
AND HE'LL TESTIFY AGAINST MOORE AND STRATTON,
ASSUMING OF COURSE WE GET A SATISFACTORY OFFER FROM YOU.
>> HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ALIBI FOR THE MURDER
OR WE'D HAVE HEARD IT BY NOW,
AND SINCE HIS FRIENDS HAVEN'T EXCULPATED HIM,
WE ONLY HAVE HIS WORD.
>> I--I WASN'T THERE.
I SWEAR. I WAS HOME.
>> WHY ARE YOU SWEATING HIM?
HE'LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED AGAINST HIS FRIENDS.
>> FIRST HE TESTIFIES.
THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT A SENTENCE RECOMMENDATION.
>> WE WERE DRIVING AROUND PECONIC.
TONY SAW THIS MEXICAN WALKING ALONG,
AND SO WE CAME UP ON HIM AND TIM CAPPED HIM
WITH THE BB.
AND THE GUY, LIKE, JUMPED.
>> AND THAT'S ALL YOU DID,
SHOOT HISPANIC MEN WITH A BB GUN?
>> AT FIRST BUT THEN ONE OF THEM FLIPPED US OFF.
SO WE PUT A BEAT-DOWN ON HIM.
>> AND HOW OFTEN DID YOU AND THE DEFENDANTS
GO LOOKING FOR HISPANIC MEN TO ATTACK?
>> NOT A LOT. MAYBE ONCE A WEEK.
>> DID THERE COME A TIME
WHEN YOU STARTED LOOKING OUTSIDE PECONIC?
>> WE WERE AFRAID OF BEING CAUGHT BY THE TOWN COPS.
SO WE WENT INTO THE CITY.
TONY HEARD ON TV ABOUT THIS PLACE
WHERE THE ILLEGALS WENT TO GET WORK.
AND TIM HAD THIS MEXICAN COIN
FROM HIS SISTER WHO'D BEEN TO CANCUN ON SPRING BREAK.
>> KYLE, WHAT DID YOU AND THE DEFENDANTS DO
WITH THIS COIN?
>> TIM AND TONY WANTED TO PICK UP AN ILLEGAL
AND BURN THE COIN ON HIS FACE
SO EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW HE WAS ILLEGAL.
>> AND WHAT HAPPENED THAT FRIDAY NIGHT
WHEN YOU CAME INTO THE CITY?
>> WE WAITED FOR THE ILLEGALS TO START SHOWING UP.
THIS MEXICAN CAME OVER.
>> THIS MAN?
>> YES, SIR, THAT'S THE MEXICAN.
>> OSWALDO MORALES IS HONDURAN.
>> OKAY, WHATEVER.
HE CAME OVER.
TOLD HIM WE HAD A JOB FOR HIM FOR 50 BUCKS.
HE GOT IN THE BACK WITH TIM.
WE DROVE AWAY.
TONY TALKED TO HIM IN SPANISH
TO MAKE HIM, YOU KNOW, FEEL COMFORTABLE.
>> AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
>> I HAD THIS PIPE THAT TIM RIGGED UP
WITH THE COIN JAMMED IN THE END.
>> PEOPLE'S 17. IS THIS THE PIPE?
>> YES, SIR.
I HEATED IT WITH A LIGHTER.
WHEN IT WAS GLOWING RED,
TIM PUT HIS ARM AROUND THE GUY'S NECK.
WITH HIS OTHER HAND HE PRESSED THE COIN INTO HIS FACE.
THE GUY SCREAMED.
HE WAS FIGHTING BACK.
TIM STARTED WAILING ON HIM.
THE GUY KICKED OUT THE WINDOW.
TIM PUSHED HIM OUT THE CAR, AND WE DROVE HOME.
>> DID SOMETHING HAPPEN LATER THAT NIGHT?
>> TIM WAS LIKE, "LET'S GO BACK AND DO IT RIGHT."
>> WHAT DID THAT MEAN,
"DO IT RIGHT"?
>> HIM AND TONY WANTED TO KILL ONE OF THEM.
BUT I WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
SO I JUST STAYED HOME.
>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> DID TIM AND TONY BRAG TO YOU
ABOUT KILLING MR. ALVAREZ?
>> NO.
>> BUT DIDN'T THEY SHOW YOU THE BAT THEY USED
OR DESCRIBE HOW MR. ALVAREZ DIED?
>> NO, THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW FOR A FACT
THEY KILLED MR. ALVAREZ, DO YOU?
>> NO, I DON'T.
>> IT'S PURE SPECULATION ON YOUR PART.
AND THE MORE YOU SPECULATE,
THE LIGHTER YOUR SENTENCE.
ISN'T THAT YOUR DEAL WITH MR. CUTTER?
>> NO.
>> AREN'T YOU AFRAID TO GO TO PRISON, KYLE?
>> YES, I SURE AM.
>> SO AFRAID THAT YOU AGREED TO TESTIFY
AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS.
>> YOUR HONOR, IF MR. MOSLEY--
>> MR. MOSLEY, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> KYLE, ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
YOU LET YOUR FEAR COLOR YOUR TESTIMONY HERE TODAY?
>> I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE.
>> MAYBE YOU DID.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.
>> REDIRECT, YOUR HONOR.
KYLE, WHEN YOU JUST TESTIFIED
ABOUT WHAT YOU AND THE DEFENDANTS
DID TO MR. MORALES,
DID YOU TELL THE TRUTH?
>> YOUNG MAN, ANSWER THE QUESTION.
MR. CHASE, ANSWER OR I'LL CITE YOU FOR CONTEMPT.
>> OKAY, SURE.
I TOLD THE TRUTH.
>> MY NAME IS RAMIRO LOPEZ.
I AM FROM MEXICO.
I LIVE IN PECONIC ON LONG ISLAND.
>> ARE YOU HERE LEGALLY, MR. LOPEZ?
>> NO, SIR.
I COME ACROSS THE BORDER ONE YEAR AGO.
>> CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
IN PECONIC IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR?
>> I WAS WALKING HOME.
A GREEN CAR STOP ON THE ROAD.
THREE BOYS GOT OUT.
THEY SCREAM, "WHERE YOU GOING, YOU STUPID BEANER?"
I TRY TO RUN, BUT THE BOY WITH BLOND HAIR CATCH ME.
HE HIT ME IN THE FACE.
THE OTHER BOYS KICK ME.
THEY BREAK MY NOSE AND MY RIBS.
THEY SAY IF I DO NOT GO BACK TO MEXICO,
NEXT TIME THEY WILL KILL ME.
>> DO YOU SEE ANY OF THE BOYS IN THE COURTROOM TODAY?
>> TWO OF THEM SIT AT THAT TABLE.
>> TONY STRATTON AND TIMOTHY MOORE.
THANK YOU.
>> WHO DO YOU WORK FOR, MR. LOPEZ?
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY.
MY BOSS MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE.
>> AND YOU DON'T PAY TAXES, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT, BUT I CANNOT FIND A JOB IN MEXICO.
>> SO YOU ADMIT YOU CHEAT OUR GOVERNMENT.
YOU STEAL FROM EVERYONE HERE.
>> MISTER, IF PEOPLE CAME TO MY COUNTRY
WITH NO PAPERS AND TOOK JOBS, I WOULD FEEL BAD TOO.
BUT I HAVE TO FEED MY FAMILY.
>> YEAH, THAT'S ALL FINE AND GOOD.
BUT YOU'RE AN ADMITTED THIEF AND LIAR.
HOW DO WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT LYING ABOUT MY CLIENTS?
YOUR HONOR, I MOVE THAT THIS WITNESS' ENTIRE TESTIMONY
BE STRICKEN.
>> DENIED.
MR. LOPEZ, YOU'RE EXCUSED. YOU MAY STEP DOWN.
>> THANK YOU, JUDGE.
>> YOUR HONOR, THE PEOPLE REST THEIR CASE.
>> MR. MOSLEY, ARE YOU READY TO CALL YOUR FIRST WITNESS?
>> UH...
>> WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?
>> IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, YOUR HONOR.
WE'RE TAKING MR. LOPEZ INTO CUSTODY.
>> YOUR HONOR, THIS MAN IS THE PEOPLE'S WITNESS.
HE IS SUBJECT TO RECALL.
>> IT'S NOT MY JURISDICTION, MR. CUTTER.
BUT IF I WERE YOU,
I'D GET ON THE PHONE TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY,
MAKE SURE THEY DON'T DEPORT YOUR WITNESS.
MR. MOSLEY, CALL YOUR FIRST WITNESS.
>> I CAME HERE FROM ARGENTINA
AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT 23 YEARS AGO.
I MET MY HUSBAND HERE.
I BECAME A CITIZEN, RAISED A FAMILY.
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.
BUT I'M ALSO PROUD OF MY SPANISH HERITAGE.
I RAISED MY SON ANTONIO
TO BE PROUD OF HIS HERITAGE TOO.
MY SON DOES NOT HATE SPANISH PEOPLE.
HE DOESN'T HATE IMMIGRANTS.
IT WOULD BE LIKE HATING HIS OWN FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. STRATTON.
>> MRS. STRATTON, HAS YOUR SON
EVER COME HOME AND TOLD YOU
THAT SOMEONE CALLED HIM NAMES LIKE--
AND PLEASE FORGIVE MY LANGUAGE--
A SPIC OR A BEANER?
>> YES.
HE KNOWS THOSE WORDS HURT.
THAT'S WHY HE DOESN'T USE THEM.
>> HAS HE EVER COMPLAINED THAT HE WAS EXCLUDED
FROM SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
BECAUSE OF HIS HERITAGE?
>> SOMETIMES.
BUT IT DOESN'T BOTHER HIM.
>> WHAT, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT TO YOUR SON
TO BELONG, TO HAVE FRIENDS?
>> YES, LIKE ANY TEENAGER.
BUT HE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BAD.
I TOLD YOU, TONY DOESN'T HAVE HATE IN HIS HEART.
>> SO YOU SAY.
WHEN YOU FIRST SPOKE TO THE POLICE AT YOUR HOME,
YOU PRETENDED NOT TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.
YOU LET THEM BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE THE HOUSEKEEPER,
CORRECT?
>> I DIDN'T SAY I WAS THE HOUSEKEEPER.
>> NO, NO, YOU PRETENDED TO BE
TO DECEIVE THEM.
>> IT WAS THEM WHO MADE A MISTAKE.
HOW COULD ANYONE LOOK AT ME AND THINK I'M A GRONCHO?
>> BEG YOUR PARDON? WHAT'S THAT WORD YOU USED?
A GRONCHO?
>> IT'S AN ARGENTINE WORD.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
>> IT MEANS A SIMPLE PERSON, A CAMPESINO.
>> OH, NO, NO, THAT WORD I KNOW.
THAT MEANS A PEASANT.
>> YES.
>> BUT A GRONCHO IS MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S A DEROGATORY TERM FOR A POOR PERSON,
AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON, ISN'T IT?
>> IT'S JUST A WORD WE USE IN BUENOS AIRES.
>> BY UPPER CLASS PEOPLE TO DESCRIBE THE LOWER CLASS,
CORRECT?
DO YOU USE THAT WORD AROUND YOUR SON?
>> I NEVER TAUGHT MY SON THAT WORD.
>> NO BUT YOU TAUGHT HIM THAT ATTITUDE.
>> NO.
>> THAT GRONCHOS, PEOPLE LIKE OSWALDO MORALES
AND REY ALVAREZ ARE BUMS, GARBAGE,
SUBHUMAN.
>> OBJECTION.
ASKED AND ANSWERED.
>> SUSTAINED.
>> I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.
>> WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIDE, ELLEN.
JUST TELL THE TRUTH.
I'M SORRY YOU GOT DRAGGED INTO THIS MESS.
ME TOO, ELLEN, THANKS.
MY EX.
>> CASE IS WITH THE JURY.
FOUR HOURS AND COUNTING.
>> BETTER LAY IN THE PROVISIONS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG ONE.
>> HEY, JUDGE WANTS TO SEE US.
APPARENTLY A COURT OFFICER
SAW JURORS WATCHING A LEN PEWLS SPECIAL
ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
>> WHO LET A TV INTO THE DELIBERATION ROOM?
>> THIS WAS ON AN iPHONE.
>> WHEN IS THIS COUNTRY GONNA WAKE UP TO THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVADED?
WHEN ARE THE JUNKET-SOFTENED WIMPS OF WASHINGTON
GONNA QUIT KOW-TOWING TO THE GREAT GOD OF NAFTA
AND START THROWING OUR WEIGHT AROUND?
AMNESTY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS NOT REFORM.
IT IS SURRENDER.
>> MR. DI GRAPPA, WHERE'D YOU GET THIS PODCAST?
>> MY COUSIN EMAILED IT TO ME.
I ONLY SHOWED IT TO FOUR OF THE JURORS.
>> I'M REPLACING YOU WITH AN ALTERNATE.
YOU'RE DISMISSED FROM JURY DUTY. HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> REPLACING ONE JUROR ISN'T ENOUGH, YOUR HONOR.
>> MR. CUTTER, I'M NOT DECLARING A MISTRIAL.
I'M NOT GONNA PUT THIS CITY THROUGH ANOTHER MONTH OF THIS.
THE OTHER JURORS HAVE SWORN TO ME
THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN THEIR IMPARTIALITY
DESPITE WHAT THEY'VE HEARD
FROM THIS RACE-BAITING GASBAG.
THE JURORS WILL RESUME DELIBERATIONS.
HAS THE JURY REACHED A VERDICT?
>> WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.
>> AS TO REY ALVAREZ,
THE COUNT OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE,
HOW DO YOU FIND?
>> WE FIND THE DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY.
>> AS TO OSWALD MORALES,
ON A CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER,
HOW DO YOU FIND?
>> WE FIND THE DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY.
>> AS TO OSWALDO MORALES,
ON THE LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
OF ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, HOW DO YOU FIND?
>> WE FIND THE DEFENDANTS GUILTY.
>> HOW MUCH TIME?
>> THE JUDGE SAID FIVE YEARS.
>> FIVE YEARS FOR WHAT THEY DID TO MY SON.
>> OSWALDO SURVIVED THE ATTACK.
MR. MORALES, HE'S STILL ALIVE.
>> THIS IS NOT ALIVE.
LOOK AT HIM.
NO CHANGE, NO CHANGE.
THAT'S WHAT DOCTOR SAY.
>> THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO MAKE THEM PAY FOR WHAT THEY DID.
WE CAN FIND YOU A LAWYER WHO CAN SUE THEIR FAMILIES.
>> I DON'T WANT MONEY.
I JUST WANT MY SON TO WAKE UP.
I WANT TO SEE HIM PLAY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN.
[sobbing]
BUT HE NEVER WILL.
[sobbing]
HE NEVER WILL.
MI HIJITO.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID.
THANK YOU.
MI HIJITO.
>> U.S. V. STANHOPE IS A GOOD PRECEDENT.
YOU SHOULD CITE IT SOONER.
PARAGRAPH THREE.
[phone rings]
>> MIKE CUTTER.
WHEN?
THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
MARIA MORALES SIGNED A D.N.R. ORDER
FOR HER SON THIS MORNING.
HE WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT
AND DECLARED DEAD 20 MINUTES LATER.
>> SEND MRS. MORALES OUR CONDOLENCES,
THEN RE-CHARGE TIMOTHY MOORE AND TONY STRATTON
WITH FIRST-DEGREE BIAS MURDER.
>> RIGHT.
A JURY FOUND THEM GUILTY OF ASSAULTING OSWALDO.
IT STANDS TO REASON THEY'LL CONVICT THEM OF HIS MURDER.
>> YOU THINK SHE KNEW?
OSWALDO'S MOTHER,
MAYBE SOMEBODY TOLD HER THAT HIS DEATH
WOULD GIVE US A NEW CAUSE OF ACTION.
>> WHY NOT?
EVERYONE GAMES THE SYSTEM.
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