Burning Atlanta

NOWHERE in this AJC article does it mention if these people were illegal aliens or not. Sometimes a candy-ass writer will say "Mexican nationals" or such to avoid the point. YES, it's a tragedy no matter if they were illegals or not. But there are several indicators that tell me something is way wrong.  All too often we see illegals preying on illegals. Would NOT surprise me one iota if that's exactly what happened in this case..

Once upon a time, I lived at an apartment complex on Shallowford Road. That was about 1984. The complex turned into a dump and we left. But, at no time, did I see anything that would make me think someone was running some sort of business out of their apartment, and that includes any sort of drug trade, though that was probably going on somewhere.

According to the article, these people were running some sort "candy" store out of their apartment. But other sources said they were selling everything including batteries. Who in the hell ever heard of such a thing? Where's the apartment manager? Where's the police? Where's the code inspectors? How long was this crap allowed to go on?

Also, once upon a time, I worked at a liquor store on Buford Hwy. Commonly, on Saturdays some Hispanic "regulars" would load up on cases of beer. I mean like 30 cases at a time. Word was that certain Hispanics found a great part-time gig selling beer for a dollar a can on Sundays when it cost them about 50 cents a can. Georgia doesn't allow Sunday sales of alcohol except at some county eateries.  Ok, let's do the math. 30 cases times 24 cans per case equals 720, x 50% equals $360. Not a bad gig for one day's work.

AJC

The corner brick apartment off Shallowford Road was known as a makeshift candy store, a place for families to buy sodas, lime-flavored potato chips, even Jesus cards.

So on Saturday night,when the Nuñez family heard a knock on the door, they assumed it was a customer trolling for a late-night snack. But once inside, the two men weren't there for treats. They were there for robbery.

A struggle ensued leaving a father and son dead, and a close family friend clinging to life, according to police. Police did not identify the victims, but family identified them as Jose Roberto Nuñez and his 14-year-old son Dason. The family friend, who is about 40 years old, was listed in critical condition Monday at Grady Memorial Hospital.