'Apes were never meant to drive so stop.' writes nurse to her African American neighbors

[Liberal_in_LA]

A mother has been arrested for referring to her African-American neighbors as 'apes' during a dispute over a parking space.
Eva Chapin, 34, from West Linn, Oregon, was booked into jail after she left a string of offensive post-it notes on the door of the family home.
The qualified nurse referred to the residents, who are believed to have roots in Ghana, as 'n*****' but wrote: 'I am not racist'.

One of the notes, seen by KATU, read: 'Apes were never meant to drive so stop.'
Another said: 'I've been here 22 years and no [expletive] and now you. U made me hate [expletive] now.'

'I'm not racist,' one of the notes allegedly said, 'but I can see how someone can become [sic] hating [expletive]. You did this. There were no [expletive] in W.L. until u came.'


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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. So much hatred!

Not a racist? Wrong.

So awful.

[PCIntern]

2. Jeez. Disgusting and Low. Nt

[Runningdawg]

3. I feel sorry

for this nurses non-white patients. The nursing board needs to nip this in the bud. The medical profession MUST remain above the racial fray.

[DebJ]

13. I feel sorry for all her patients. People who put people into little boxes of classification

rarely do that for only one particular box. As a female in business for 30 years, I often spotted by bosses quickly as
mysogynists because they were so free with their racist comments. My guesses hit home every time.

Small-minded, insecure haters don't limit themselves.

[mike_c]

4. public exposure is the best response....

I'll bet she wishes like hell she hadn't written those notes. That doesn't make her any less hateful, but it might make her more circumspect.

[hollysmom]

5. she is nota racist, they never are

I think she needs to learn exactly what a racist is, apparently her schooling was lacking in English.

[BlueJazz]

6. Mental issues.

[sadoldgirl]

7. Can someone enlighten me here,

What is a qualified nurse, please? It looks more like a
nurse's aid by looking at the writing as well as spelling.

What is it about parking spaces that drive people nuts?

Writing:" I am not racist, BUT" is the certain way of
denial. However, I never heard of anyone going to
prison because of such notes.

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. imagine you are assigned a parking spot with your apartment

You come home after a long day at work to find someone parked in it. It is annoying and frustrating if you have nowhere else to park.

[sadoldgirl]

9. True, understandable as well,but

if it is assigned indeed, she would not have to
write these obnoxious notes, but take action
through the manager.

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. it may that spaces weren't assigned but she felt she had priority on a spot

[NikolaC]

12. And That Excuses the Racist Post-It Notes?

There is no excuse for that behavior. She should have spoken to the property manager if there was a problem. I'm tired of people making excuses for bigots. People who behave as that nurse did have unfortunately become too commonplace these days.

[beam me up scottie]

15. Of course it doesn't.

Liberal_in_LA wasn't making excuses, they're just trying to explain to the other poster why people get upset over parking spots.

Geez, back off.

[Blue_Adept]

22. It's never worth providing context around here

[NikolaC]

30. Context is fine

Understanding why someone is upset over a parking space is also okay. However, what context and excuse should be given when the person in question (the nurse) is leaving post its calling her neighbors Apes and the "n" word? That is not upset, that is showing the fact that she is a bigot plain and simple.

[beam me up scottie]

32. The op was speculating because they were asked a question about anger over parking spots.

They were NOT making excuses.

[NikolaC]

29. No, I will not "back off"

Just like the poster that I was responding to was expressing their opinion as to why the nurse could have been upset, I am stating my opinion by saying that there is no excuse for the way that the nurse responded to the parking situation. If she was upset about a parking spot and got nowhere with the family, then she should have taken her plight to the management company. To leave racist post it notes, no matter how ticked off she was, is a heinous act that should not be excused.

[beam me up scottie]

31. Then direct your anger at the racist nurse, not the op.

LiLA is one of the most beloved posters on DU, gentle, kind and funny. They didn't deserve to be your punching bag.

a heinous act that should not be excused.

LiLA was NOT excusing the behaviour of the nurse.

[NikolaC]

35. I was not aiming to make LiLA my punching bag

If I have responded to their post incorrectly then I will apologize. I went back to re-read what was said. It appeared to me that by explaining the parking situation, it looked like the nurse's actions were being excused by the simple fact that people get crazy over parking spaces. My take on it was that there was no excuse for her actions.

[beam me up scottie]

37. Well okay then

We agree, there are no excuses for her actions, it was infuriating to read those notes. A truly despicable person who obviously is a racist, among other things.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. no. of course not.was just explaining apartment parking drama

[NikolaC]

36. My apologies if I misunderstood

your posts.

[d_r]

27. she's an lpn

Qualified nurse is British way of saying something like "she has a nursing license."

[HeiressofBickworth]

11. Whatever the incident

it gave her the opportunity to unleash her very racist attitudes, all the while denying that she is racist. This bitch would have unloaded on any non-white, given the opportunity. She identified her racism when she said 'There were no in W.L. until u came.'
What she has done is outed herself to her community for the nasty person she really is.

Just my opinion....

[Cha]

20. Oh you got it, right on, HoB

"Records show she is a licensed practical nurse and has a criminal past.

In 2012, she pleaded guilty to reckless driving and DUI after she slammed her car into a tree while her two preschool children were home alone.

In 2010, she wrote on her Facebook: 'The name of the book Obama is reading is The Post-American World, and it was written by a fellow Muslim."

[DebJ]

14. Good grief she has a criminal past? I'd like to know what for. nt

[Cha]

19. Hey Aloha, Deb.. I guess it's the DUI while her 2 pre-school kids were home alone.

"Records show she is a licensed practical nurse and has a criminal past.

In 2012, she pleaded guilty to reckless driving and DUI after she slammed her car into a tree while her two preschool children were home alone.

In 2010, she wrote on her Facebook: 'The name of the book Obama is reading is The Post-American World, and it was written by a fellow Muslim."

[DebJ]

38. Thanks Cha.

You know I did read that but it didn't sink in, duh! Where's the face palm smiley?

[Skittles]

21. arrested for DUI while her minor children were home alone

[Quantess]

16. A 34 year old from a suburb of Portland, OR.

If it can happen there, it could happen just about anywhere.

[Cha]

17. Little background here from your link, LinLA

Records show she is a licensed practical nurse and has a criminal past.

In 2012, she pleaded guilty to reckless driving and DUI after she slammed her car into a tree while her two preschool children were home alone.

In 2010, she wrote on her Facebook: 'The name of the book Obama is reading is The Post-American World, and it was written by a fellow Muslim. brainwashed.

[treestar]

25. Her children?

Poor kids!

[Rex]

18. "I am not a racist" BUT...says every Foxnews brain dead follower

BEFORE they stick both feetsies in their piehole!

IF you have to leave a disclaimer...you might be a racist.

IF you refer to black people as apes...you might be a racist.

IF you can see how easy it is to hate like a klansman....klanswomen...you might be a racist.

IF you know the race of everyone that lives in your town...yep, maybe.

[tanyev]

23. I'd hate to see what she does consider racist.

[treestar]

24. She was arrested for "harassment"

not for merely saying something as the first part of the article suggests. The media is getting dumber and dumber.

They always deny being racist, which shows they know they are racists. It also adds that they have some vague conscience that it's wrong.

[Half-Century Man]

26. I think I see the underlaying problem.

Considering her spelling and denial of being racist; she lacks access to dictionaries.

[Initech]

33. If you have to say "I'm not racist, but...", sorry, you're a racist.

Although if you use "u" instead of "you", you need to repeat the second grade.

[RedCappedBandit]

34. How could a nurse be such a fucking moron? nt