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appalachiablue

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8. The message couldn't be clearer, this country has deep problems

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 12:33 PM

Jan 2021

to address. The 1998 murder in is one of the most horrible crimes I ever heard of in my lifetime. One Jasper official in a PBS program I saw said about the 3 involved, 'they were just out looking for girls' to try to diminish the heinous crime if that's even true.

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Texas: James Byrd Brutal Dragging Death By White Supremacist, Horrific Racist Hate Crime, 22 Yrs Ago [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2021 OP

Oh, God, I remember that. catbyte Jan 2021 #1

Horror, I remember hearing about it. appalachiablue Jan 2021 #3

Good riddance. The vengeance in me says he should have suffered the same fate tulipsandroses Jan 2021 #2

Unbearable torture and hatred delivered to a helpless human being. Just as horrifying this moment. Judi Lynn Jan 2021 #4

Jasper is in a solid red region of Texas pfitz59 Jan 2021 #5

One of the most hedious crimes... electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #6

2020: Truck in New Braunfels Trump Train drags Black Lives Matter flag dalton99a Jan 2021 #7

The message couldn't be clearer, this country has deep problems appalachiablue Jan 2021 #8