On the Wisconsin tragedy

Nov 23, 2004 13:25

This morning's NYT articles about the hunter murder suspect really rubbed me the wrong way.

What I gathered from the first article, about the suspect1) The CIA funded a Laotian rebellion against its communist government ( Read more... )

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thrownoverbored November 23 2004, 19:16:23 UTC
there's more going down than meets the eye. not to play the race card, but i BET the word "gook" was used at least once by the soon-to-be-shot hunters.

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volcanofem November 23 2004, 19:21:36 UTC
something of that nature, at least. but obviously no one's 'fessing up.

what the hell does "some whites say not all Laotians respect property rights" even MEAN?

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wangch61 November 23 2004, 20:28:01 UTC
i would be willing to bet good money that they prob did use racial slurs...
but...
that still doesnt give Mr. Vang the right to open fire. Being a racsist asshole is not a crime punishable by death.

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volcanofem November 23 2004, 22:07:36 UTC
Agreed. I take issue more with the framing of the story than the fact that Mr. Vang will be drawn and quartered for going apeshit.

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