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THIS IS THE RESULT OF HATE CRIMES AND ETHNIC VIOLENCE:

3 Teens Charged In Immigrant Beating Death

(AP) Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town.

Brandon J. Piekarsky, 16, and Colin J. Walsh, 17, were charged as adults with homicide and ethnic intimidation in the July 12 attack on Luis Ramirez.

A third teen, Derrick M. Donchak, 18, was charged with aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation and other offenses. All are from Shenandoah, where the attack occurred.

Ramirez, 25, was beaten to death after an argument with a group of youths that police said included high school football players. Authorities could not immediately say if any of the suspects were members of the team, but they confirmed that all three used ethnic slurs during the fight.

"As a result of this crime, a young man has lost his life. Many other lives have been devastated, and the borough of Shenandoah has been filled with tensions between many ethnic groups," Schuylkill County District Attorney James Goodman said.

"Now that the criminal charges have been filed, we must let this case be handled in the criminal justice system," he said.

Police said as many as six teens were involved in the fight, which ended with Ramirez in convulsions and foaming at the mouth. He died July 14 of head injuries.

Crystal Dillman, the victim's 24-year-old fiancee, who is white and grew up in Shenandoah, has said Ramirez was often called derogatory names, including "dirty Mexican," and told to return to his homeland.

"I plan on moving out of this town as fast as I can. Not because I'm scared. I just don't want to see my children have to deal with what their father dealt with," Dillman said.

Piekarsky and Walsh were being held without bail, while Donchak was held on $75,000 bail.

Lawyers for Piekarsky and Walsh said their clients were not guilty and that there was no evidence to support the homicide charges. They also said they would try to have the case removed to juvenile court.

Donchak declined comment.

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I only hope that anyone reading this will see the picture and think of their actions. I speak to a certain blogger with children especially(who I will not name) along with everyone else. THINK about what you are saying and what kind of a message you are sending to your children. It is very important that they know this kind of behavior is wrong and should never be tolerated. Racism is NEVER right and must be fought and destroyed.

As a result of racism and intolerance, this Hispanic man lost his life and the three losers accused of the crime are facing murder charges. It is absolutely disgusting that in our world today many still choose to be narrow minded and ignorant about other races and nationalities. And the worst part is this same man has been called names like "dirty Mexican" in the past and told to return to his homeland. According to the police, not just the three arrested, but up to SIX (6) morons are said to have been involved in the fight that lead to Mr. Ramirez's death. The other sad part about this story is the suspects are between the ages of 16 and 18. These are stil children spreading and spewing this hatred and violence. It is inexcusable and unacceptable.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Unfortunately I could not find photos of the suspects(I'd LOVE to plaster their little racist faces across the world) or any other info. I will definately be following this one as more developments come out.

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