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Originally Posted by Botnst
I didn't know a noose was an illegal form of expression. Nor did I know that nearly killing a boy who may or may not have put the noose in the tree was punishable by a severe beating. Maybe you are a lawyer and can explain it to me.
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Did I say it was illegal? No, I said it has racial connotations. Which it does. And is not a generalization.
As for nearly killing a boy, I've read he had a concussion and was released from the hospital the next day.
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Look, I am not defending Group A. They are a bunch of dumbasses that used a symbol of intimidation to send a message. Would you suggest that they represent the majority of white students PRIOR to the events? Would you say the students who beat the boy senseless represent the majority of black students PRIOR to the events?
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I do not and did not suggest that the hangers of the nooses represent the majority of anything. Whether they chose a racist symbol out of racism or stupidity is not the point. The DA coming down hard on the sit-in students, black kids getting arrested for taking a gun away from a threatening white person, and the charges of attempted murder for a fight at school while no white kids have been charged for anything speak for themselves.