SMALL WORLD: MEET THE NEW WORLD
Reaction continues in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania.. The beating death of Luis Ramirez Zavala has caused controversy for weeks. Tension has boiled over at town meetings, stores, street corners, and coffee shops.. Many blamed the local newspaper for causing more controversy than necessary.. Others pointed out that a human life was taken, regardless of the status of his immigration stance.. Today's charges files against three teenagers and one juvenile may calm some nerves but intensify some others.. And all the while, the small hamlet is under the microscope of the world.. Everyone is watching. And in today's 24/7 news cycle of cable and especially new media internet sources, the world is a buzz and blogging .. Some samplings from the around the world.
You know it's big if Drudge picked it up. And he did.. top of the fold a link below his logo..
The Associated Press reporting "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"
Website quotes users from Pottsville REPUBLICAN website on the death of Ramirez..
Reactions continue..
Developing..Labels: Breaking news, New Media, News, Race Relations












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