For some unexplained reason, the article in question was taken down... It could be because it shows clearly that these white youth were guilty of an attempt to terrorize & intimidate Blacks everywhere, by threatening us once again with the "N O O S E", a symbol of Lynching, which is a Hate Crime, punishable by YEARS in the Federal Penal System, should the govt.(FBI) decide to get involved....
These mannequins were emblazen with the well-know "K.K.K." symbols that became their calling card during the JimCrow era... They were hung in plain sight along a "Major Road-way that carries heavy automotive traffic... At the very least, this should be called a Civil-Rights violation & a F E L O N Y... Can't these "white-boys" be treated as harshly as they intended to treat our Black teenagers for the "school-yard brawl"... They senteced one of them to 22 years in prison for beating up a "White-boy"... When he got out, these "NOOSES" started to appear all across the USA...
The article that they removed points out that these "white-boys" were only charged with "burglary & interference with government property"... What the hell is that??? "Interference with govt. property".. Seems like it's another frivilous attempt to charge "these white boys" with some insignificant offense, so they can let them escape prosecution.... (which is usually the case in the southern part of the USA, where whites still routinely treat Blacks like T R A S H....) Sadly, Blacks there still accept this treatment from them, some 140 years after SLAVERY ended.... And we are still marching & begging, much like MLK had us do in his day...
Will we ever stop asking them to accept us?
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Here is a copy of that article as published in the newspaper "Ledger - Enquirer" on 9-19-07...
"MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) - Three teenagers stole a training mannequin from a fire department, sprayed it with black paint and the letters KKK on its chest and hung it near an embankment overlooking Interstate 75 south of Atlanta, authorities said.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Oct. 4 for Brandon McGill, 17, and Jarvis McCleod, 18, both of Hampton, and 18-year-old Matthew Parsons of Monticello.
The three were charged with burglary and interference with government property, Henry County Police Sgt. Rene Swanson said Tuesday. They were released on $5,000 bond.
The mannequin was pilfered from the Henry County Fire Department last week and was spotted by motorists hanging near an I-75 overpass Friday morning, police Capt. Jason Bolton said.
"It wasn't hanging directly over the interstate but was off to the side of the roadway over the embankment," Bolton said.
Some people were alarmed because they thought it was a human body, he said.
The Rev. Daniel Edwards, president of the county NAACP branch, saw it as more than a prank.
"These young men took the time to paint the dummy black," Edwards said. "They were sending a message that says, `This is what we think of black people.' We want to send a message that these types of actions will not be tolerated."
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