Kids doing journalism

[Celsius]

Do you think he will get a shot at ABD news or CNN?

 

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

More social media garbage exaggerations being advanced by Trump and related parties:

Police deny Venezuela gang has taken over rundown apartment complex in Denver suburb

September 6, 2024

 

"AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say a Venezuela street gang with a small presence in the city has not taken over a rundown apartment complex — yet the allegation continues to gain steam among conservatives and was amplified by former President Donald Trump in a Wednesday Fox News town hall where he said Venezuelans were “taking over the whole town.”

 

The unsubstantiated allegation gained momentum following last month’s dissemination of video from a resident in the complex that showed armed men knocking on an apartment door, intensifying fears the Tren de Aragua gang was in control of the six-building complex.

...

Aurora is a diverse city that has long grappled with crime and gangs, and police said they have so far linked 10 people to Tren de Aragua and arrested six of them, including the suspects in a July attempted homicide.

 

But in a visit to the apartments where the armed men were filmed, interim Aurora police chief Heather Morris said gang members had not taken over and weren’t collecting rent....

 

(more)

 

https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-immigrants-aurora-colorado-police-37acd4e064347d51808cb244117ac21e

 

 

 

Edited September 16 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Aurora mayor wants to set the record straight about gang activity after Colorado city receives debate mention

September 12, 2024

 

One day after former President Donald Trump said gangs from Venezuela had taken over Aurora in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says it's time to be clear about exactly what is happening in the city he serves.

 

"It's grossly exaggerated, in terms of what the current situation is- and very disappointing," said Coffman. "The impression is that the city was overrun, you know, by criminal gangs. By immigrants, and Venezuelan gangs. And certainly, that is not the case."

 

On Wednesday the mayor, police, city council and city manager released a joint statement saying that the criminal gangs from Venezuela have not "taken over" the city. They say the gang's presence in Aurora is limited to specific properties, and that they have been addressing the problem for months.

 

(more)

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/aurora-mayor-gang-activity-colorado-city-debate-mention/

 

[impulse]

46 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

They say the gang's presence in Aurora is limited to specific properties, and that they have been addressing the problem for months.

 

So, the police chief says they haven't taken over an apartment complex, and the mayor says their presence in the city is limited to some properties and they've been dealing with it for months.  Some properties meaning an apartment complex?  Because that's what my lying eyes saw on the videos and interviews with former residents.

 

That's one of the the worst non-denial denials ever.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

45 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

So, the police chief says they haven't taken over an apartment complex, and the mayor says their presence in the city is limited to some properties and they've been dealing with it for months.  Some properties meaning an apartment complex?  Because that's what my lying eyes saw on the videos and interviews with former residents.

 

That's one of the the worst non-denial denials ever.

 

 

They're flatly rejecting the following Trump public statements as reported by AP above:

 

"At Wednesday night’s town hall, he repeated his call for mass deportations after overstating the gang situation in Aurora.

 

“Take a look at Aurora in Colorado, where Venezuelans are taking over the whole town, they’re taking over buildings, the whole town,” Trump said. [emphasis added]

 

As the same AP report posted above recounted:

 

"Many of the immigrants from Venezuela and other Latin American countries who live in the Aurora complex say there are no gangs there, and they are being unfairly painted as criminals.

 

They pinned blame on New York-based CBZ Management for refusing to take care of bedbugs, rodents and constant water leaks despite monthly rent costing $1,200 or more....

 

“The only criminal here is the owner of the building,” Moises Didenot, who is from Venezuela, said Tuesday through a translator at a news conference in a dusty courtyard at the complex."

 

 

Are there gang members in Aurora?  Sure, just like in virtually any city in the United States.

 

Are the gang members in Aurora, including a very few from Venezuela, "taking over" the city, as Trump contents. All the local officials there are flatly saying NO.

 

Edited September 16 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[stoner]

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

But in a visit to the apartments where the armed men were filmed, interim Aurora police chief Heather Morris said gang members had not taken over and weren’t collecting rent....

 

This sounds exactly the same as when police say there is no prostitution in pattaya. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

9 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

This sounds exactly the same as when police say there is no prostitution in pattaya. 

 

Except no one in authority in Aurora is claiming there are NO gang members there....

 

They're just rejecting Trump's nonsense, overblown exaggerations, and his falsely trying to blame all the city's gang problems on Venezuelan immigrants, and ignoring all the home-grown types.

 

Edited September 16 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[stoner]

33 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Except no one in authority in Aurora is claiming there are NO gang members there....

 

They're just rejecting Trump's nonsense, overblown exaggerations, and his falsely trying to blame all the city's gang problems on Venezuelan immigrants, and ignoring all the home-grown types.

 

 

That's one point of view.

[brewsterbudgen]

11 hours ago, stoner said:

 

This sounds exactly the same as when police say there is no prostitution in pattaya. 

 

When have the police ever said that??? 🤭

[stoner]

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

When have the police ever said that??? 🤭

 

you got me.