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guthmund · 06-23-2005, 07:15 AM

Bad credit ratings?

Maybe not now, but certainly massive debt. I mean, $208,000 is nothing to sneeze at. Imagine if Mr. Ortega-Luna had skipped town? Could you imagine the fight the kid would've had on his hands with the lenders later on?

I can't fault the kid too much for going after this guy. All things considered I can't imagine waking up tomorrow to find out there's another 'me' out there. That he's been out there for eight years and is in some pretty serious debt. It's hard to say definitively what I'd do under such circumstances. I'd say given our countries proclivity to grab a gun to solve a problem, Mr. Ortega-Luna's loss of $8000...well, he was probably lucky, no?

I really don't care if the guy was 'hard working' illegal or not. The fact is he's still an illegal. I can't imagine this guy didn't know that buying someone elses papers (identity) wasn't illegal. I can't imagine he's that stupid. This guy had eight years to get his shit together and get a ticket to the show. He didn't. Now I'm supposed to feel sorry for the guy? He's not fresh off the boat, so to speak, he's been here for a while. He didn't borrow the guy's identity until he could safely get his own, he stole it and lived the lie.

Fine the kid something because he really should've gone to the cops, stick Mr. Ortega-Luna in jail for breaking the law and when his time is up, deport him. Maybe he'll have learned a bit and come into the country the right way next time.

06-23-2005, 07:15 AM	#24 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	Bad credit ratings? Maybe not now, but certainly massive debt. I mean, $208,000 is nothing to sneeze at. Imagine if Mr. Ortega-Luna had skipped town? Could you imagine the fight the kid would've had on his hands with the lenders later on? I can't fault the kid too much for going after this guy. All things considered I can't imagine waking up tomorrow to find out there's another 'me' out there. That he's been out there for eight years and is in some pretty serious debt. It's hard to say definitively what I'd do under such circumstances. I'd say given our countries proclivity to grab a gun to solve a problem, Mr. Ortega-Luna's loss of $8000...well, he was probably lucky, no? I really don't care if the guy was 'hard working' illegal or not. The fact is he's still an illegal. I can't imagine this guy didn't know that buying someone elses papers (identity) wasn't illegal. I can't imagine he's that stupid. This guy had eight years to get his shit together and get a ticket to the show. He didn't. Now I'm supposed to feel sorry for the guy? He's not fresh off the boat, so to speak, he's been here for a while. He didn't borrow the guy's identity until he could safely get his own, he stole it and lived the lie. Fine the kid something because he really should've gone to the cops, stick Mr. Ortega-Luna in jail for breaking the law and when his time is up, deport him. Maybe he'll have learned a bit and come into the country the right way next time. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 06-23-2005 at 07:26 AM..