JayB Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Democrat and (now former) Obama delegate issued a citation by the local police for the following: "Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez Sliwinski ticketed for calling boys in tree 'monkeys' She vows to fight disorderly conduct charge for comments made to 2 boys in neighbor's tree By Carolyn Starks | Tribune reporter Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez Sliwinski vowed Monday to fight a citation she received over the weekend for a comment that apparently offended her African-American neighbors. Ramirez Sliwinski said she saw two boys climbing a tree next door to her home about 1 p.m. Saturday and asked them to stop. The mother of one of the boys called police after Ramirez Sliwinski referred to the children, ages 8 and 9, as monkeys. Ramirez Sliwinski, who is Hispanic, was issued a citation alleging that she violated a village ordinance prohibiting disorderly conduct. The ordinance bans conduct that disturbs or alarms people, and one of the boys told police he was scared by Ramirez Sliwinski's comment, Police Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne said. The citation carries a fine of $75. "She was not arrested. She was not fingerprinted. It is a local ordinance violation," Kilbourne said. The mother told police her son and a friend were playing in a tree in front of their house in the 0-99 block of Sparrow Road when Ramirez Sliwinski came outside and told them to quit playing in the tree like monkeys, Kilbourne said. Ramirez Sliwinski, who has been an opponent of efforts by some on the Village Board to crack down on illegal immigrants, said she meant no racial undertones by her comment. She said the parents were outside, but she intervened because she was concerned about the boys' safety and because the small magnolia tree was being damaged. "I went over to the kids and told them to get out of the tree," Ramirez Sliwinski said. The father of one of the boys told her it was none of her business, she said, and "I calmly said the tree is not there for them to be climbing in there like monkeys." There has been friction between Ramirez Sliwinski and her neighbors in the past. She said she has told them to turn down loud music and has instructed them on how to properly use the village's new garbage bins. Ramirez Sliwinski said she intends to contest the citation in an effort to force the neighbors to talk to her. "I have to do what I have to do to protect myself," she said. "I have to fight this ticket." Ramirez Sliwinski said the citation and the ongoing turmoil on the Village Board have made it unlikely that she will run for re-election next year when her term expires. Attempts to reach the neighbors for comment were unsuccessful. "My take on this is that it is really being blown out of proportion," Village President Bill Sarto said. "To a great extent, you have to take the remarks and put them in proper context. The trustee saw children playing in a tree, and she made an observation that they should be careful because they are acting like monkeys. Had they not been in a tree, it could be inappropriate." Sarto and Ramirez Sliwinski have been allies on the board. Freelance reporter Carolyn Rusin contributed to this report. cstarks@tribune.com" http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-carpenter-trustee-both-08apr08,0,568283.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 She is probably hiding WMD in her home too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'd think it was pretty silly even if she was Republican. Friction between the two parties seems like a pre-existing condition, and this was just a handy pretext in an ongoing spat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 The political side was merely amusing, the fact that she was issued a citation by the police for her comment is the only aspect of the story that actually concerns me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joblo7 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 police state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 She should be more careful. Her yard is probably violating all kinds of neighborhood ordinances that could be bumped up to felony hate crimes. Neither can one ignore her religious intolerance by suggesting a link between humans and monkeys. Perhaps we should stone her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 at least she wasn't stating how people go back to basics when their local society is under stress - we'd have to string her up for threatening the god/guns/xenophobia tripod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 wtf? i climbed like a monkey in trees throughout my entire childhood. the only thing possibly disorderly is the ramirez telling someone to stop climbing a tree if the tree isn't on her own property Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rooster Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 What is this thread about?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 What is this thread about?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rooster Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'm outta here. :anger: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 And into my tummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Whenever my mom called my brothers and I "little monkeys", my dad got real mad because he said people might think we are black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmuja Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Maybe here, it will all come to this, China orders Tibetans 'reeducated' I hope not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Regrettably, this incident happened too late to be included in Heston's final keynote speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Glad to see the ACLU is on top of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Glad to see the ACLU is on top of this one. They are too busy trying to find a top notch minority lawyer a job http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/washington/13gonzales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) Sometimes, one experiences a perfect moment in time and space while observing the misery of another. Roberto Gonzales, Master of the Impossible: The Man who made John Ashcroft look good. Edited April 14, 2008 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 MACACA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 This is really disgusting. The whole PC bullshit is so out of hand that anything anyone says can be considered racist or offensive. It reminds me of that movie with Sandra Bullock that is set in the future and she is a cop. Everytime someone cussed, a little ticket and fine would pop out of a machine that was close to that person. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 This is really disgusting. The whole PC bullshit is so out of hand that anything anyone says can be considered racist or offensive. It reminds me of that movie with Sandra Bullock that is set in the future and she is a cop. Everytime someone cussed, a little ticket and fine would pop out of a machine that was close to that person. Nice. Judge, jury and executioner, Sly Stallone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 That's the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 uhhh uhh, better one, much hotter, just for you Arch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 i didn't know sandra bullock was really sly stallone! wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) That's the one! sorry, it's not - it was actually "Demolition Man" i remember the killer taco bell food the movie sponsored http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/ Edited April 14, 2008 by ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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