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(2,110 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2012, 12:47 PM Jul 2012

Florida man charged with hate crime says he ‘only shot a n*gger’ [View all]

Source: rawstory.com

By David Edwards
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:20 EDT

Authorities in Port St. Joe, Florida say a man charged with a hate crime felt inconvenienced by his arrest because he had “only shot a n*gger.”

Walton Henry Butler, 59, was arrested by Gulf County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday night for shooting 32-year-old Everett Gant, who is black, in the head with a .22 caliber rifle.

According to a charging affidavit obtained by The Star, Butler had referred to Pamela Rogers’ child and other children at his apartment complex with racial slurs.

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What scum.

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Florida man charged with hate crime says he ‘only shot a n*gger’ [View all] tawadi Jul 2012 OP

Just another gun used for its intended purpose. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #1

Debit to the White Race n/t Vogon_Glory Jul 2012 #2

I feel very sorry for the defense attorney who is assigned to enlightenment Jul 2012 #3

You and me both primavera Jul 2012 #13

My guess is all they can do is plea bargain for the most favorable time of incarceration ... Auggie Jul 2012 #30

The only thing I can imagine helps is doing the best job you can whopis01 Jul 2012 #34

Or this case... YvonneCa Jul 2012 #39

Here's to hoping ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #44

Medical incompetence??? What else could there be that might have a rat's ass chance of flying? MADem Aug 2012 #51

Romney's base. nt SunSeeker Jul 2012 #4

Sad. Obviously an Obama hater. I wonder what comments will be made on hate sites. Lint Head Jul 2012 #5

wow heaven05 Jul 2012 #6

Could be a difficult prosecution Mopar151 Jul 2012 #7

It's Florida... rexcat Jul 2012 #17

well heaven05 Jul 2012 #8

Wow. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #9

Gulf County..... Cryptoad Jul 2012 #10

Looked at the map tawadi Jul 2012 #12

Spent a few Days there once. formercia Jul 2012 #40

He obviously pines for the good old days lunatica Jul 2012 #11

2012 and this shit still happens!?!?! Speechless. Suji to Seoul Jul 2012 #14

Did this guy miss the fifties and sixties? Was his brain pickled in a jar for decades? WTF!!! freshwest Jul 2012 #15

Happens when you regularly flood your cerebral cortex Mopar151 Jul 2012 #47

At least it happened in Florida and not in the US olddad56 Jul 2012 #16

ROFL! KamaAina Jul 2012 #20

Something seriously needs to be done about Florida HockeyMom Jul 2012 #21

If I were you I would move to Cuba! xtraxritical Jul 2012 #25

This incident and others like it are illustrative of just how close we are to throwing the ropes Citizen Worker Jul 2012 #18

Really? One insane old bigot? xtraxritical Jul 2012 #26

It's not just one, and you know it. It's just the tip of the iceberg, fed by RW propaganda. baldguy Aug 2012 #49

How do you draw a trend line from an N of 1? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #56

At This Point It's A K of 1 ProfessorGAC Aug 2012 #60

They should bring back Old Sparky for this one. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #19

Actually, a more fitting punishment would be life with all black guards. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #31

I'm a child of the sixties. hamsterjill Jul 2012 #22

You can thank Fox, Rush, O'reilly, Beck and a host of similar hosts! Dustlawyer Jul 2012 #28

I really hope you didn't think it disappeared Scootaloo Jul 2012 #32

"I know it's out there" hamsterjill Jul 2012 #36

Racists don't consider black men to be men. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #38

This is so hard to read Smilo Jul 2012 #23

re:Florida man charged with hate crime says he ‘only shot a n*gger’ allan01 Jul 2012 #24

"who made you judge , god , and jury. Huh?" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #33

This sounds like something out of a Mark Twain story. krispos42 Jul 2012 #27

Wait, he got charged? In Florida? Scootaloo Jul 2012 #29

My brother lives in Marion County, more toward the middle of the state. Ineeda Jul 2012 #35

Our country seems to be seething with hatred tawadi Jul 2012 #37

seems heaven05 Aug 2012 #61

Gant is in stable condition and is expected to survive Cali_Democrat Jul 2012 #41

Do you wonder how many other people may have not survived? tawadi Jul 2012 #42

That was my mercuryblues Aug 2012 #53

More Gun Culture Fun jpak Jul 2012 #43

my heart just sank reading this proud patriot Jul 2012 #45

Wow, hard head! Lucky! truthisfreedom Jul 2012 #46

maybe this is bigoted JI7 Aug 2012 #48

You got that right. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #50

Bullshit. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #58

I disagree. This post was alerted on, went to jury and unfortunately my colleagues voted to leave it Raster Aug 2012 #59

I'd bet you are friends with many gun owners NickB79 Aug 2012 #62

Super-Racist Walton Henry Butler Shoots Black Man in Face, Eats Dinner, Cops Say struggle4progress Aug 2012 #52

Sometimes I wonder... lilithsrevenge12 Aug 2012 #54

On the bright side, there'd be new beaches. /nt Ash_F Aug 2012 #64

You know that "right to remain silent" . . . yeah that's for your benefit 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #55

I assume he was "standing his ground." (Sarcasm) patricia92243 Aug 2012 #57

I wish I beleived in hell Marrah_G Aug 2012 #63