United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml Nero @sopuli.xyz 11 mo. ago

A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors' home are investigated by FBI

apnews.com A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors' home are investigated by FBI

The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set a cross on fire in their yard facing toward their Black neighbors’ home.

News @lemmy.world Catoblepas @lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 mo. ago

apnews.com /article/fbi-cross-burning-south-carolina-35c2f4acaf95b8d22aa7692ff04ecc4e

12 comments

Jesus, yeah I don’t think there’s ever a reason where that could be construed as anywhere near okay. Hopefully the neighbors know that the (logical) rest of country is in their corner.
Permanently Deleted
- Actually SC is one of only two states without hate crime laws, which is probably why the feds had to step up.
  
  So they likely did think they could get away with this shit.
- Oh they’ll get away with it.
"Now, see, the issue is you did it in your yard. That's incorrect." - The FBI Probably.
- Sure they burned their own Yard, but you don't see an issue with people burning things to promote racist ideology?
  
  Did you read my entire comment before posting this?
They should be jailed for terrorism.
- No, but they could probably be charged with hate crime.
  
  Terrorists do shit like this to people who look just like them, don't look like them, don't even know what they look like. They do shit like this to get their way.
  
  These are terrorists. Hiding behind the respectability of some imaginary sky fairy giving them the magical right to inflict their views and opinions and actions on anyone and everyone else.
  
  Not as bad as blowing up a bus full of children or beating to death a cop on the steps of the capital building, granted, but if it's intended to instill terror in someone then guess what that's called? Yep. That's terrorism. And an organization that uses terrorist methods to achieve it's end? Guess what that's called? Yep again! Those are terrorists. And the whole "white is right" bullshit that's been killing and scaring black folks for hundreds of years? Those are terrorists. No matter if they're southern baptist, kkk, prod "boys", or any other brand of right wing fascist walking talking fuckstick - they're committing terrorism against American citizens who have every right to enjoy America under the same laws these shit ladles seem to think they're in charge of.
  
  Put it this way - have you ever gone next door and blown up your neighbor's house because you didn't like them? No? Then you're NOT a terrorist!
  
  See how that works?

You've viewed 12 comments.