{"id":92,"date":"2009-11-23T00:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T05:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=92"},"modified":"2009-11-23T00:26:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T05:26:00","slug":"jorge-steven-lopez-mercado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=92","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Steven L\u00f3pez Mercado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight I attended the New York City <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpix.com\/news\/wpix-hate-crime-vigil,0,2797325.story\">vigil<\/a> and memorial service for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/nation\/articles\/2009\/11\/19\/man_charged_in_death_of_puerto_rico_teen\/\">Jorge Steven L\u00f3pez Mercado<\/a>. His horrific and senseless murder has been covered by <a href=\"http:\/\/myfeetonlywalkforward.blogspot.com\/\">My Feet Only Walk Forward<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blabbeando.blogspot.com\/\">Blabbeando<\/a>. Below are three pictures taken at the West Side Piers off Christopher Street on Sunday, Nov. 22nd. May there be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=320548070102\">justice<\/a> for Jorge Steven L\u00f3pez Mercado. End <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/10\/28\/hate.crimes\/index.html\">hate crimes<\/a> now!<br \/><center><br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/__WEqz4x4Dyg\/SwohksOrSOI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/_NRXkTZjDVQ\/s1600\/jslm112209a.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/__WEqz4x4Dyg\/SwohksOrSOI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/_NRXkTZjDVQ\/s400\/jslm112209a.JPG?w=640\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407171216843426018\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/__WEqz4x4Dyg\/SwoiJGAmaJI\/AAAAAAAAAHI\/4TqyL_ta7vk\/s1600\/jslm112209b.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/__WEqz4x4Dyg\/SwoiJGAmaJI\/AAAAAAAAAHI\/4TqyL_ta7vk\/s400\/jslm112209b.JPG?w=640\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407171842238998674\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/__WEqz4x4Dyg\/SwoiYIw4sCI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/fIZTfUd4_iQ\/s1600\/jslm112209c.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/__WEqz4x4Dyg\/SwoiYIw4sCI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/fIZTfUd4_iQ\/s400\/jslm112209c.JPG?w=640\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407172100676431906\" \/><\/a><br \/>(Photos by Phil Velez) <br \/><\/center><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fphilvelez.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D92&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;height:20px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight I attended the New York City vigil and memorial service for Jorge Steven L\u00f3pez Mercado. His horrific and senseless murder has been covered by My Feet Only Walk Forward and Blabbeando. 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