Open racism with the law on their side.

[PV-PRIDE]

MSN

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team during the NCAA Tournament.

The deputy attorney for the city of Coeur d’Alene made the announcement on Monday, writing in a charging decision document that though the use of the slur was “detestable” and “incredibly offensive,” there wasn't evidence suggesting that the man was threatening physical harm to the women or to their property. That means the conduct is protected by the First Amendment and can't be charged under Idaho's malicious harassment law, Ryan Hunter wrote.

Team members were walking from a hotel to a restaurant when they said a truck drove up and the driver yelled a racist slur at the group. After the team left the restaurant, the same driver returned and was “reinforced by others,” revving their engines and yelling again at the players, said Tony Stewart, an official with the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, during a news conference shortly after the event.

Prosecutors considered whether to bring three possible charges against the man — malicious harassment, disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace — but decided they didn’t have enough evidence to support any of the three charges.

 

[LAW DAWG]

The NCAA might want to consider publishing travel advisories for big events when warranted. That town the team lodged in has a history to be reckoned with.

Coeur D'Alene and northern Idaho became known as a haven for extremism and racist groups in the 1970s and '80s when the Aryan Nations relocated its headquarters there. Skinheads held parades in the 1990s. Activity declined following a lawsuit that largely dissolved the organization. But two summers ago 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front were arrested there, with plans to disrupt a queer pride event.

Man admits racial harassment of Utah women's NCAA basketball team

Prosecutors in northern Idaho say they won't bring charges against a man who admitted to using a racial slur against University of Utah women's basketball players.

www.wlrn.org

 

[Lenard]

Why would any sane black parent send their naive black child into a hostile white environment such as that one?

Senseless. smh

 

[Olde Hornet]

Why would any sane black parent send their naive black child into a hostile white environment such as that one?

Senseless. smh

You know for many of these parents white is right.

 

[Lenard]

You know for many of these parents white is right.

Yes sir. I'm aware. I try to maintain physical distance between me and those types.

 

[JayThomas]

View: https://twitter.com/MVSUFanatics/status/1780970931290042866?t=ORWLvuJmiajeV5UKM9tszg&s=19

You know for many of these parents white is right.

And the troubling part about that for me is that they
will still look at that hostile dukes of hazzard environment
as BETTER THAN SENDING THEM TO THE BLACK COLLEGE.