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October 14, 2007, 3:06 pm PDT
The Media
Quote From: jmethomas My husband is a Profession health care worker who is a tall, dark Indian with afro type hair. I have lived in the west all my life and never had a real problem with racism. When my husband came to live with me people started treating him badly because they thought he was black. Police would pull his car over, store clerks were acting as if he was a thief. So to the teacher aid who said that she did not see any racial tension before, you were like me in your own bubble. It does not exist in your daily life so you don't understand. Until I was married I really did not understand the extent of the hate and negativity. Also hanging symbols such as swasikas and nooses are hate crimes. Innocent people died because of these signs and symbols. You have to be crazy to not think people are taking this seriously. The punishment should not have been a secret or a light slap. It was big time serious. It was a public school so the masses should have known what happened. I have in my posession a 12 page report giving the time line and the incidents. Why the media has refused to acknoledge some of these events only they know. The White students that hung the nooses were recommended for expulsion, but after investigation suspension was recomended. The daily news paper and radio got hold of the story. After adults and the media got involved is when tensions grew out of control. Children learn hatred, that goes for African Americans too. This only gave African American deliquents an excuse to bully an innocent white boy. Only after the charges were levied did the excuse of racil slurs come in to play as a justification. If there was some way to copy this 12 page report , I would gladly post it. It is a huge eye opener. It also amazes me the censorship of our media of all the facts.
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