The Truth

BY: DR. FOREST LEWIS

Yalidsa Ortiz's life will never be the same in Rochester, New York!

In June of 2006, Ortiz and a friend, twenty-nine year old Carmen Vega got into an altercation with two lesbians. At the time of the fight, Ortiz, who is twenty-seven years old, didn't know that the women were homosexuals. Initially, Ortiz and her friend were charged with a simple misdeameanor of third-degree assault. The charge did not allege that the causation stemmed from the fact the alleged victims were lesbians. Fast forward to ten days after the charges were filed, and Ortiz was now staring at "Hate Crime Chages." The "Alleged Victims," to use a word from the lexicon of baseball pitcher Roger Clements, "Re-Remembered" new details in the case. They were now saying that Ortiz and her friend hurled anti-gay epithets toward them!

A little background on Rochester, New York. In many ways, this is a very liberal community. In fact, the people here will bend over backwards in order to accomodate Gays and Lesbians. it is not unusual to see men arm in arm, emerging from a restaurant: Or shopping, while holding hands. In many ways, Rochester is emblematic of San Francisco, and Massachusetts. This is the home of the great abolitionist, Frederick Douglass and Women's Rights Advocate, Susan B. Anthony. Now, it is the homefront of the Gay movement's push to legalize marriage between people of the same gender!

So, I was not surprised that when the initial story broke on the fight between Oritz, her friend and the two lesbians, this writer knew their goose "Was Cooked." But, an important part of the story was kept from the grand jury. And that was, "The Lesbians Were Both Intoxicated, And They Were The Ones Who Started The Fight."

I have always said that a prosecutor can get a "Rock Indicted If He Wants To." So, when you hear that a prosecutor couldn't convince a grand jury to indict someone on a serious charge, you need to ask yourself two simple questions, (1) "Why Didn't The Prosecutor Present The Grand Jury All Of The Information?", and (2) How Passionate Was The Presecutor In His Presentation? it was obvious that the prosecutor in the case of Yalidsa Ortiz was looking to send a message to the larger Rochester community, and to also convict "An Innocent Woman." Ms. Ortiz was staring at "1.3 to 4 Years In The Slammer."

Last night, a jury returned "An Innocent Verdict For Ms. Ortiz."while that is certainly good news for this young woman, her life in the "Flower City" is all but over. Since her arrest, this woman has lost three jobs. Again, this community is "Very Sympathetic To Gays and Lesbians."  What is interesting is that Gays ask not to be discriminated against, but this woman is now the apparent victim of discrimination by those who aren't willing to hire her. it's like I said, "This Is A Pro-Gay Community." It is one of the main reasons that I will be leaving this city and moving back to my hometown in Virginia!

I do not believe that any citizen should be attacked because of their color, sexual orientation, etc. However, to assign a special status to Gays and Lesbians is wrong. We have a perfect case study where an alleged "Hate Crime," that did not occur, has now wrecked the life of a young woman. The question that needs to be answered is, why are homosexuals being protected as though they are an endangered species? For the state of New York, I think homosexuals have been granted this special status because of, (a) White guilt, and (b) The lobbying efforts of the homosexual community.

It seems that Whites are feeling guilty about a lot of things these days. So, as a way to assuage their guilt, they become appeasers. We have seen what mollifying can do. An innocent woman nearly went to jail on trumped up charges. This nonsense of "White Guilt" has to stop. And stop, "Now."

There are laws on the books against idiots attacking someone in an unprovked manner. It is called, "Assault."  We need to stop coddling certain groups of people, because as I see it, we are all important to someone!

Furthermore, prosecutors are going to have to remove their dark glasses, and start being fair to both victim and alleged defendant.

Am I asking for too much? I do not believe so!

In the meantime, Ms. Ortiz's friend is awaitng her turn before "The Bar Of Justice."