Backyard fire (at an interracial couple's house) considered a hate crime (burned cross shape)

[NFS4]

My GF was telling me about it on the phone tonight b/c her mom had mentioned it to her, then I just saw it on the local news.

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/4423478/detail.html
http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/?AC=&ArID=92284&SecID=2

Sucks that sh!t like this still happens though :|

 

[Zim Hosein]

Welcome to America NFS4!

 

[dartworth]

people suck...

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Welcome to America NFS4!

Yup. Looks like my GF and I have a lot to look forward to

 

[Queasy]

Sad but a giant <sigh> at Jesse Jackson showing up.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Sad but a giant <sigh> at Jesse Jackson showing up.

Yeah, just when you thought the world was safe from Jessie...he returns.

 

ps. get out of the south.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Welcome to America NFS4!

Yup. Looks like my GF and I have a lot to look forward to

Really not all that bad. My wife and I have been together for 8 years now (married four) and haven't had anything worse than an odd look or stupid comment from an idiot friend. Living in a city like Atlanta helps.

 

[dartworth]

JJ isn't that bad...I believe deep down inside his heart is in the right place...

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Queasy
Sad but a giant <sigh> at Jesse Jackson showing up.

Yeah, just when you thought the world was safe from Jessie...he returns.

Seriously, does he have his own version of the bat signal or something?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Welcome to America NFS4!

Yup. Looks like my GF and I have a lot to look forward to

Really not all that bad. My wife and I have been together for 8 years now (married four) and haven't had anything worse than an odd look or stupid comment from an idiot friend. Living in a city like Atlanta helps.

My GF and I have been together for 1.5 years. Only once incident. We were at a gas station and I got out to pump some gas then went inside to redeem my free carwash ticket and some jackass in a pickup looked over at my GF while I was inside and shook his head at her and spit on the ground. Then he was staring me down as I walked back to the car. I didn't know what the hell was up until I got back in the car and my GF told me what happened.

Interestingly enough, that took place about 10 mins away from where this incident happened

 

[mugs]

Move to a more enlightened area of the country

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Queasy
Really not all that bad. My wife and I have been together for 8 years now (married four) and haven't had anything worse than an odd look or stupid comment from an idiot friend. Living in a city like Atlanta helps.

My GF and I have been together for 1.5 years. Only once incident. We were at a gas station and I got out to pump some gas then went inside to redeem my free carwash ticket and some jackass in a pickup looked over at my GF while I was inside and shook his head at her and spit on the ground. Then he was staring me down as I walked back to the car. I didn't know what the hell was up until I got back in the car and my GF told me what happened.

Interestingly enough, that took place about 10 mins away from where this incident happened

Yeah well, that's the Charlotte, NC area for you. I've got a friend who lives there now and is ready to get out.

My favorite incident was when we walked into a McDonald's in Orlando when we just got into town. There was a little black girl probably around 6 who looked at this white man walking in holding hands with a black woman and said, "Awwww hell no." :laugh:

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Queasy
Really not all that bad. My wife and I have been together for 8 years now (married four) and haven't had anything worse than an odd look or stupid comment from an idiot friend. Living in a city like Atlanta helps.

My GF and I have been together for 1.5 years. Only once incident. We were at a gas station and I got out to pump some gas then went inside to redeem my free carwash ticket and some jackass in a pickup looked over at my GF while I was inside and shook his head at her and spit on the ground. Then he was staring me down as I walked back to the car. I didn't know what the hell was up until I got back in the car and my GF told me what happened.

Interestingly enough, that took place about 10 mins away from where this incident happened

Yeah well, that's the Charlotte, NC area for you. I've got a friend who lives there now and is ready to get out.

My favorite incident was when we walked into a McDonald's in Orlando when we just got into town. There was a little black girl probably around 6 who looked at this white man walking in holding hands with a black woman and said, "Awwww hell no." :laugh:

BUAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA:laugh:

OMFG!!

BUUAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[bootymac]

If they're dumb enough to have motives for hate crimes, then they will probably filter themselves out of society soon enough

 

[91TTZ]

"Jackson calls the burn an act of terrorism."

Way to go, Jesse. Hop on that bandwagon of applying the latest buzzword to everything in sight (although it does fit in this case)

I bet in 1982 the article would have stated "Jackson calls the burn an act of communism".

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: dartworth
JJ isn't that bad...I believe deep down inside his heart is in the right place...

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[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Sad but a giant <sigh> at Jesse Jackson showing up.

i would have read the article, but then the good reverand showed up. sorry.

 

[Xionide]

Originally posted by: SampSon
ps. get out of the south.

I live in the most north western corner of the usa. Yet this happened across the street from my high school.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET

Originally posted by: Queasy
Sad but a giant <sigh> at Jesse Jackson showing up.

i would have read the article, but then the good reverand showed up. sorry.

The 2nd article makes no mention of Jesse. You can read that one.

 

[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RedCOMET

Originally posted by: Queasy
Sad but a giant <sigh> at Jesse Jackson showing up.

i would have read the article, but then the good reverand showed up. sorry.

The 2nd article makes no mention of Jesse. You can read that one.

Thanks for the heads up. After reading the article, Its a shame this kind of sh!t still goes on.
I hope they catch the baxsters that did this and burn their Fvcking house down.

 

[Yzzim]

wow, didn't know stuff like this still happened.

And what's the big deal with interracial couples? Why do people look down on it?

 

[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
wow, didn't know stuff like this still happened.

And what's the big deal with interracial couples? Why do people look down on it?

Becuase they are idiots. They don't know any better. There are some ignorant, intolerant tigh A$$es in this country. I think thats very cowardly of people. burning a cross. But then again, stuff like this will keep happening, maybe not in america, but it will happen in other parts of the world. people hate people.


edit: maybe i hope stuff like this won't happen in america anymore. maybe not while i'm still alive, but one can hope we as a country can move past this kind of sh!t.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

First this crap happens all over the place.
Second it is far more likely to be dumb kids looking for excitement than someone with a racist agenda.
Not saying it can't be the local branch of the KKK but not likely

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
"Jackson calls the burn an act of terrorism."

Way to go, Jesse. Hop on that bandwagon of applying the latest buzzword to everything in sight (although it does fit in this case)

I bet in 1982 the article would have stated "Jackson calls the burn an act of communism".

Terrorism: The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence against people or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives. (JCS Pub 1-02)