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Judi Lynn

(164,132 posts)
10. You know, it's a real shame for something these white teenagers actually DID to that boy.
Wed Sep 13, 2017, 06:05 PM
Sep 2017

That story just didn't make the rounds nationally and apparently INTERNATIONALLY like the original post of this thread did.

What an evil shame.

I'm so glad you took the time to look it up and post it here. It's very timely, no doubt about it.

Now, to add an event which happened in Texas to a man at the hands of three Klansmen:

Wikipedia:

. . .

Murder[edit]
On June 7, 1998, Byrd, age 49, accepted a ride from Shawn Berry (age 24), Lawrence Russell Brewer (age 31) and John King (age 23). Berry, who was driving, was acquainted with Byrd from around town. Instead of taking Byrd home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town, beat him severely, urinated on him and chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km). Brewer later claimed that Byrd's throat had been slashed by Berry before he was dragged. However, forensic evidence suggests that Byrd had been attempting to keep his head up while being dragged, and an autopsy suggested that Byrd was alive during much of the dragging. Byrd died after his right arm and head were severed when his body hit a culvert.[11] Byrd's brain and skull were found intact, further suggesting he maintained consciousness while being dragged.[12]

Berry, Brewer and King dumped the mutilated remains of the body in front of an African-American church on Huff Creek Road, then drove off to a barbecue. Along the area where Byrd was dragged, police found a wrench with "Berry" written on it. They also found a lighter that was inscribed with "Possum", which was King's prison nickname.[13] The following morning, Byrd's limbs were found scattered across a seldom-used road. The police found 81 places that were littered with Byrd's remains. State law enforcement officials, along with Jasper's District Attorney, determined that since Brewer and King were well-known white supremacists, the murder was a hate crime. They decided to call upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation less than 24 hours after the discovery of Byrd's remains.[citation needed]

King had several racist tattoos: a black man hanging from a tree, Nazi symbols, the words "Aryan Pride," and the patch for a gang of white supremacist inmates known as the Confederate Knights of America.[14] In a jailhouse letter to Brewer that was intercepted by jail officials, King expressed pride in the crime and said that he realized while committing the murder that he might have to die. "Regardless of the outcome of this, we have made history. Death before dishonor. Sieg Heil!" King wrote.[11] An officer investigating the case also testified that witnesses said that King had referenced The Turner Diaries after beating Byrd.[15]

Berry, Brewer and King were tried and convicted for Byrd's murder. Brewer and King received the death penalty, while Berry was sentenced to life in prison. Brewer was executed by lethal injection on September 21, 2011[3] while King remains on Texas' death row.[4][5][6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr.






John William King





Lawrence Russell Brewer



Shawn Allen Berry



James Byrd Jr., one year before these pieces of filth murdered him.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Next, a copy-cat horizontal lynching, done in Texas TEN YEARS after the murder of James Byrd, Jr:

Black man dragged to death 200 miles from site of Byrd murder 10 years ago.

Brandon McClelland, 24, was dragged to death beneath a truck driven by two white men in Paris, Texas last month. McClelland was black. The site of his death is about 200 miles from the location where James Byrd was murdered in a similar manner ten years ago.
. . .

McClelland's murder took place on September 16, 2008. Parts of his mangled body were found strewn along the highway at great distance.

First responders treated the case as a hit and run. The county district attorney's office denied the possibility of racist motivations, and said comparisons to the Byrd lynching were "preposterous."

More:
https://boingboing.net/2008/10/24/black-man-dragged-to.html


The Democratic Party is THE Party which brought the desperately needed Civil Rights legislation in this country, after which time, a lot of filthy Southern bigots lept away from the party of Southern Democrats and attached themselves to the Republican Party.

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That guy is a major piece of shit. Initech Sep 2017 #1
WOW. Never heard of this. How the hell is he even out on bond. 7962 Sep 2017 #3
I was wondering the same thing. When I saw that I was like "holy fuck!". Initech Sep 2017 #5
I wonder what photos in his memory, and everyone else's, of dead black men hanging from trees Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #2
I doubt this bastard has seen the inside of a book much less any historical photos. 7962 Sep 2017 #6
He didn't need to search back in his memory blaze Sep 2017 #9
You know, it's a real shame for something these white teenagers actually DID to that boy. Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #10
they're baaaccck heaven05 Sep 2017 #22
One already executed, one still (for some likely stupid reason) waiting. 7962 Sep 2017 #31
exactly heaven05 Sep 2017 #21
true heaven05 Sep 2017 #18
Glad you mentioned that very young man's name. He would have died of shock, no doubt, Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #23
What? Egnever Sep 2017 #36
you can call heaven05 Sep 2017 #47
Nonsense. yardwork Sep 2017 #42
so you say heaven05 Sep 2017 #48
Nothing justifies lynching a child. Artistic expression my ass. yardwork Sep 2017 #40
nothing justifies heaven05 Sep 2017 #50
Yeah, nothing justifies it. No excuses ever.We have to stand together against meanness & evil, Alice11111 Sep 2017 #52
!!! Alice11111 Sep 2017 #51
You nailed it Abouttime Sep 2017 #46
doing what sells to people who endorse n support his views nt msongs Sep 2017 #4
Maybe he thinks he can make a lot of money with this shtick. jalan48 Sep 2017 #7
You think it's all about money? Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #11
I do. He will be able to set himself apart from others-stand out in the crowd. jalan48 Sep 2017 #15
He is protesting something living which continues to cause suffering around the world Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #24
I'll be curious to see what he does with the money he makes. jalan48 Sep 2017 #28
De ja'vu PdxSean Sep 2017 #8
Absolutely. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #12
You're all missing the point Abouttime Sep 2017 #13
that's a lot of words to justify something awful. Loki Liesmith Sep 2017 #26
That post is completely appropriate, and I'm glad to see it in this thread. Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #33
Wrong on every count Loki Liesmith Sep 2017 #39
Use some of your self-righteousness to see beyond yourself. You need to understand other people. Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #44
'lil' whaaat boys' melman Sep 2017 #45
Here comes the whitelash... MrScorpio Sep 2017 #14
What the ever living f*&k aquamarina Sep 2017 #16
No Abouttime Sep 2017 #17
Interesting and not my reaction at all Egnever Sep 2017 #20
Again, sorry no. aquamarina Sep 2017 #41
Used a real child? Which one? Are you sure a terrible crime has been committed? Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #34
Well the title is pretty apt at least Egnever Sep 2017 #19
This will be fun watching the justification for hypocrisy FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #25
You only need to read many of the above posts. The justification is plentiful & sad. 7962 Sep 2017 #29
Lawd you nailed it GusBob Sep 2017 #37
Some things are abhorrent sarisataka Sep 2017 #27
Thank you for injecting sanity here. 7962 Sep 2017 #30
Really nice of The Sun to all caps black JonLP24 Sep 2017 #32
Outrage duly noted: FYI, movies with scenes of children being killed. PdxSean Sep 2017 #35
Wow a surprise melman Sep 2017 #38
Looking forward to seeing the outrage when his trial starts next month. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #43
many in this tread heaven05 Sep 2017 #49
Locking - The Sun is a tabloid newspaper of highly dubious reputation muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #53
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