Staff Reports
The liberal circus came to town in Athens, Georgia when the city’s hapless mayor, Kelly Girtz, attempted to deliver a speech addressing the tragic murder of Laken Riley. But just like a magician’s act gone wrong, the mayor’s speech was interrupted by a band of unruly protesters demanding his resignation. It was like a poorly scripted comedy, except this was real life and the stakes were high.
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— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 29, 2024
Girtz, in his infinite wisdom, decided to prattle on about sanctuary cities, trying to shove the blame for Riley’s murder onto anyone but the actual perpetrator, conveniently forgetting the inconvenient truth that the main suspect, Jose Ibarra, is an illegal immigrant. It’s like watching someone juggle while the world burns. Girtz even had the audacity to deflect blame onto the former President, Donald Trump, claiming that the 2019 resolution welcoming illegal immigrants was a response to Trump’s “vile terms” about foreign-born individuals. Seriously, can someone please tell Girtz that the blame game went out of style with bell-bottom jeans?
Meanwhile, the real story here is the horrifying and senseless murder of Laken Riley, allegedly at the hands of a dangerous criminal who should never have been in the country in the first place. It’s like a bad sequel to a B-rate horror movie. Ibarra, the main suspect, is accused of committing heinous crimes against Riley, including kidnapping and disfiguring her skull. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of, yet Girtz’s speech seemed more like the opening act at a comedy club than an earnest call for justice.
Adding insult to injury, it turns out Ibarra had waltzed into the United States from Venezuela through Texas in 2022 and was released due to a supposed lack of space to detain him. Who knew our border security was run like a game of musical chairs? And now, a promising young nursing student has been brutally taken away from her family and friends, her bright future extinguished in the blink of an eye. It’s a tragedy of epic proportions, and yet all Girtz can talk about is sanctuary cities and political finger-pointing.
As the university announces additional security measures in the wake of Riley’s death, the heart-wrenching reality sinks in that a vibrant young woman with her whole life ahead of her is no longer with us, all because of the failure of our broken immigration system and bureaucratic bungling. It’s a stark reminder that the safety and security of our citizens should always take precedence over political posturing and empty rhetoric. But alas, Girtz and his band of merry protesters seem to have missed that memo entirely, choosing instead to play political chess while Riley’s loved ones are left to pick up the pieces of their shattered hearts.
