Some People Didn’t Like Last Week’s Cover Subject
I am writing to you about Casey Dewey’s recent piece on Isaiah Toothtaker. While Mr. Dewey did an excellent job framing his hesitations and fears about interviewing Mr. Camacho, I still think giving a man of this ill repute and deserving notoriety the Tucson Weekly‘s cover was a big mistake.
I moved to New York last year for graduate school but still read TW online every single week, eager to check in on my city and community that I now view as my home and family. While Mr. Dewey’s disclaimers were welcome and important, I must comment that giving this type of acclaim without having a corresponding piece from the people who were victims of this coward was a misstep not easily overseen.
Mr. Camacho was right that his violent reputation “stems from a lot of violent reactions.” He further stated that “I haven’t done a lot of fucked-up shit to a lot of nice people—I did fucked-up shit to fucked-up people. I’m not a bully, I don’t go around blowing people up.” So when this man harassed, threatened, and assaulted two women recently, I have to ask myself who the real “bully” is. Take accountability for your actions, Mr. Camacho, as cowering and spineless as they may be.
When Mr. Camacho further bragged about his past experiences by thanking his defense attorney “for keeping me out of jail,” I was disgusted. In a city recently marred by one of the most violent events in recent American history, giving valuable exposure to Isaiah Toothtaker is akin to lauding Jan Brewer after SB1070 garnered her such tremendous media attention. I don’t want this type of person to represent my city neither musically nor personally. Save that honor for more deserving acts like Taraf de Tucson or Holy Rolling Empire, Matt Heinz or Terry Goddard.
Tucson is my home, Tucson is my family, and Tucson is where my heart will always be. Lauding such undeserving, vicious criminals in such an important piece of Tucson culture was a mistake and one I am sad to see.
Disappointed in your decision,
Christin Gilmer
This article appears in Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2013.
I couldn’t have put it in words better myself.
The dislike(s) above prove(s) that, even in this day and age, being thuggish is in vogue. Lord help us all.
Was this really the best lie you pulled from the blind raffle out the alleged slanders hat?
Man hopefully next time you mean to discredit me with fake ass bullshit it’s a little more ambitious like “Mr. Camacho set fire to a school bus filled with nuns holding newborn babies” or at least make it like six women instead of just two.
My criminal record is public for anyone to see & your allegations aren’t on it friendo.
Jan Brewer line was kinda funny tho, I mean, I guess since Hitler was in the bathroom or too busy to make your analogy.
Love, Toothy
Mr. Camacho,
Not only were witnesses present during this account, I first heard about it from police officers, not hearsay. I’m sorry being held accountable seems to be so difficult for you, but assaulting women and using the r-word to them makes YOU the bully. Calling them “fucked-up people” just hurts your case even more. You need to be honest about your past AND answerable for your wrongdoings. Simply forgetting the atrocious things you’ve done, as appears the current case, is not an option.
EVERYONE has heard about you hitting girls and asking about raping them at Hotel Congress last year and then I SAW YOU MAKE your friend hit a security guy before they kicked you out. Glad someone the community actually respects can call you out on your bullshit. A ton of us saw you do it, so don’t act like you suddenly forget your a violent egomaniac.
Haha ok you’re insanely delusional
I heard about it too because I used to work at congress and the whole staff was upset that night. Everyone knows you got kicked out of that place dude. I cant believe you hit girls and then say you have no regrets. I was really surprised to see you on the cover because of the fact Ive never heard your music, Ive only heard of the messed up stuff youve done, so I refuse to listen to assholes. Dont try to call everyone liars when its clear youre the only liar in this situation.
Well said, Ms. Gilmer. I don’t know the man or his music, but anyone who can discuss his past in this way isn’t deserving of much respect, particularly after mentioning his attorney keeping him out of jail, which says a lot about his character. I’m not a hip hop fan either, but someone who uses slander and speaks about condoning violence of any sort isn’t the type of person I think should be on the cover of our city’s own magazine.
See if you guys were “hip-hop fans” maybe you wouldn’t be confused see “hitting girls” is slang terminology for “having sexual intercourse with girls,” consentual of course, like “Yeah I hit that girl.” haha man almost guys almost.
Dude, I’m not an idiot. I am a hip hop fan. YOU PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN. I know what it means. You’re just making everything a lot worse for yourself now. Stop it and ‘fess up. You got called on your bullshit.
The urban myth-making in the original letter and the above comments never rises above your garden variety faceless internet slander. As such they do not warrant response, but it should be pointed out that these allegations were all sourced from friends of friends of friends and, even better, “police”. I think that about says it all.
Heroes don’t exist in a city without villains.
And I’m going to cut this flame war off before it gets going any further. Goodnight, everybody!