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Black Student Says He Was Given Noose By White Student
POSTED: 8:27 am CST February 10, 2010
UPDATED: 9:08 am CST February 10, 2010
http://www.kctv5.com/news/22520167/detail.html
POSTED: 8:27 am CST February 10, 2010
UPDATED: 9:08 am CST February 10, 2010
PECULIAR, Mo. -- A 14-year-old African-American student at Raymore-Peculiar High School said he was given a noose by a white student recently, sparking outrage by the student's parents.
The incident has cause some racial tension between a few friends, and now the Ray-Pec superintendent must decide if it was a cruel joke or a racial threat.
When Donald and Sarah Washington found out what their 14-year-old son received from another student in gym class, they said they were speechless.
"He said, 'It's a noose,' and my son said 'Well, why would I want that,' and the boy said, 'I don't know, I think you might want it,'"parent Sarah Washington said.
The Washingtons said their son knew that a noose was known to many as a symbol of bigotry and hatred.
"It doesn't matter if they don't think it's a big deal, if my son would have retaliated or hit someone it would have been totally different," parent Donald Washington said. "They would have thought it's a big deal then."
KCTV5 asked Ray-Pec Superintendent Jeff Kyle if the item given was intended to look like or be a noose.
"Yes, I guess you can call it a noose," Kyle said. "I have visions of the long, large rope that they would hang them in the old west with. To me, that's a noose, but this was a smaller piece of string that you would have a hard time hurting anybody with."
The Washingtons said one student who is white dared another white student to give the noose. Sarah Washington said the two boys were given three days of in-house suspension. A lenient punishment to the Washingtons.
"They might not understand, that's why we feel its important to have sensitivity training and diversity training so people can learn what these different things mean,"
"What was their intent?" Kyle said. "Were you just being a goofy kid who made a bad choice or are you threatening a student with physical harm? That's where we have to do an investigation. Do we always make everybody happy? Absolutely not. But we first think about what's best for all students involved and then how do we educate them that this is not appropriate."
The district has guidelines and levels of punishment they follow. This incident falls under a level three -- harassment or intimidation. A level four punishment would be for something more serious like a handgun or arson.
http://www.kctv5.com/news/22520167/detail.html
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
How coonveeenient!
http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12051843
Students storm UCSD offices after noose found
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor's office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.
Students wearing red handkerchiefs over their faces blocked the doors to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox's offices for hours, while more students inside chanted "Real pain, real change."
They left the office peacefully at sundown, about the same time that leaders of the university's Black Student Union ended talks with administrators in a nearby conference room over demands that include more boosting the African-American curriculum and campus activities. A university spokesman, Jeff Gattas, said there were no arrests and no property was damaged during the takeover.
The noose found dangling from a light fixture on the seventh floor of Geisel Library on Thursday night was the latest in a string of racially charged incidents in the university community, authorities said Friday. Less than two weeks ago, an off-campus party mocking Black History Month ignited racial tensions.
A University of California statement said a student admitted she and two other people were responsible. The statement did not identify the students or their race or include a motive.
In a news conference Friday afternoon, Fox said the student has been suspended but declined to discuss her motive or other students involved.
"This person admitted her involvement in what we consider to be an abhorrent act," said Fox.
Hundreds of students rallied for several hours outside the university administration building Friday, where speakers denounced the noose as an example of intolerance on a campus where less than 2 percent of students are black.
UC and campus authorities did not indicate whether the students would be charged with a hate crime. Under state law, hanging a noose to terrorize is punishable by up to a year in jail.
"Whatever the intent of the authors of this act, it was a despicable expression of racial hatred, and we are outraged," the UC statement said. "It has no place in civilized society, and it will not be tolerated."
To blacks, a noose recalls the days of widespread racism and lynchings.
"How am I supposed to walk into that building? How am I ever going to be safe there?" said ethnic studies major Cheyenne Stevens, who is black.
Mustafa Shahryar, 21, said he had seen the noose as he left the library.
Shahryar, who is from Afghanistan, told the crowd he grew accustomed to racial slurs while growing up in Southern California but was stunned to see the noose.
"Nothing phased me until last night," he said. "I just took that noose as an attack on all of us."
Leaders of the Black Student Union said they were disappointed with the administration's response to their list of 32 demands. The school agreed to many, such as funding a vacant position for program coordinator for an African American Studies minor.
But the administration said requiring undergraduates to take courses in African-American, ethnic and gender studies was beyond its scope of authority. Funding the Black Student Union, it said, depended on state funding and decisions of the student government.
The administration plans to resume talks with the students Monday, said Danny Widener, a history professor who supports the Black Student Union and participated in Friday's discussions.
The school — where about 2 percent students are black — has been in turmoil over an off-campus "Compton Cookout" party organized by some students that urged people to dress as ghetto stereotypes and promised there would be chicken, watermelon and malt liquor.
Fox condemned the party, and the school began an investigation to determine if any students might face discipline. The school also initiated a campus-wide "Battle Hate" campaign.
Campus administrators held a "teach-in" against intolerance on Wednesday. The same day, hundreds of students from UCSD and other universities staged a campus protest, demanding that officials make more efforts to combat racism.
Some students countered that the reaction to the party had been overblown.
Last week, the Associated Students president pulled funding from a student-run TV station after The Koala — a campus media outlet with a reputation for being offensive — came out in support of the party, called black students ungrateful and used a derogatory term for African-Americans during a program.
http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12051843
Students storm UCSD offices after noose found
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor's office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.
Students wearing red handkerchiefs over their faces blocked the doors to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox's offices for hours, while more students inside chanted "Real pain, real change."
They left the office peacefully at sundown, about the same time that leaders of the university's Black Student Union ended talks with administrators in a nearby conference room over demands that include more boosting the African-American curriculum and campus activities. A university spokesman, Jeff Gattas, said there were no arrests and no property was damaged during the takeover.
The noose found dangling from a light fixture on the seventh floor of Geisel Library on Thursday night was the latest in a string of racially charged incidents in the university community, authorities said Friday. Less than two weeks ago, an off-campus party mocking Black History Month ignited racial tensions.
A University of California statement said a student admitted she and two other people were responsible. The statement did not identify the students or their race or include a motive.
In a news conference Friday afternoon, Fox said the student has been suspended but declined to discuss her motive or other students involved.
"This person admitted her involvement in what we consider to be an abhorrent act," said Fox.
Hundreds of students rallied for several hours outside the university administration building Friday, where speakers denounced the noose as an example of intolerance on a campus where less than 2 percent of students are black.
UC and campus authorities did not indicate whether the students would be charged with a hate crime. Under state law, hanging a noose to terrorize is punishable by up to a year in jail.
"Whatever the intent of the authors of this act, it was a despicable expression of racial hatred, and we are outraged," the UC statement said. "It has no place in civilized society, and it will not be tolerated."
To blacks, a noose recalls the days of widespread racism and lynchings.
"How am I supposed to walk into that building? How am I ever going to be safe there?" said ethnic studies major Cheyenne Stevens, who is black.
Mustafa Shahryar, 21, said he had seen the noose as he left the library.
Shahryar, who is from Afghanistan, told the crowd he grew accustomed to racial slurs while growing up in Southern California but was stunned to see the noose.
"Nothing phased me until last night," he said. "I just took that noose as an attack on all of us."
Leaders of the Black Student Union said they were disappointed with the administration's response to their list of 32 demands. The school agreed to many, such as funding a vacant position for program coordinator for an African American Studies minor.
But the administration said requiring undergraduates to take courses in African-American, ethnic and gender studies was beyond its scope of authority. Funding the Black Student Union, it said, depended on state funding and decisions of the student government.
The administration plans to resume talks with the students Monday, said Danny Widener, a history professor who supports the Black Student Union and participated in Friday's discussions.
The school — where about 2 percent students are black — has been in turmoil over an off-campus "Compton Cookout" party organized by some students that urged people to dress as ghetto stereotypes and promised there would be chicken, watermelon and malt liquor.
Fox condemned the party, and the school began an investigation to determine if any students might face discipline. The school also initiated a campus-wide "Battle Hate" campaign.
Campus administrators held a "teach-in" against intolerance on Wednesday. The same day, hundreds of students from UCSD and other universities staged a campus protest, demanding that officials make more efforts to combat racism.
Some students countered that the reaction to the party had been overblown.
Last week, the Associated Students president pulled funding from a student-run TV station after The Koala — a campus media outlet with a reputation for being offensive — came out in support of the party, called black students ungrateful and used a derogatory term for African-Americans during a program.
vorlos
Junior News Editor
http://blog.vdare.com
Another Campus Hate Hoax
[Steve Sailer] @ 7:01 pm
n the latest Noose News, the University of California at San Diego, that cauldron of white supremacy, where white undergrads make up about 30% of the campus, has been roiled by charges of racism, with the campus administration joining in — see their official rabble-rousing website: BattleHate.UCSD.Edu.
Not surprisingly, as this Two Weeks Hate against white students built to a climax, a noose was discovered in the library to vast and completely credulous publicity, despite the long history of Hate Hoaxes on campuses.
Also, not surprisingly, the Administration wouldn’t reveal the racial identity of the young woman involved. Today, I called a UCSD PR flack, and she confirmed that the student involved with the noose was a minority.
Another Campus Hate Hoax
[Steve Sailer] @ 7:01 pm
n the latest Noose News, the University of California at San Diego, that cauldron of white supremacy, where white undergrads make up about 30% of the campus, has been roiled by charges of racism, with the campus administration joining in — see their official rabble-rousing website: BattleHate.UCSD.Edu.
Not surprisingly, as this Two Weeks Hate against white students built to a climax, a noose was discovered in the library to vast and completely credulous publicity, despite the long history of Hate Hoaxes on campuses.
Also, not surprisingly, the Administration wouldn’t reveal the racial identity of the young woman involved. Today, I called a UCSD PR flack, and she confirmed that the student involved with the noose was a minority.
White Sail
Junior News Editor
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/12/1809270/string-noose-in-southland-brings.html
String noose in Southland brings federal investigation
By DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
A lesson to school administrators everywhere: There is no such thing as a little noose.
The one offered last month by two white students at Raymore-Peculiar High School to a black student was made from string.
Superintendent Jeff Kyle told KCTV-5 that it didn’t fit his image of a large piece of rope used to hang outlaws in the Old West.
“This was a smaller piece of string that you would have a hard time hurting anybody with,” Kyle said.
The comments fired up the American Civil Liberties Union in Kansas City. This week, chief counsel and legal director Doug Bonney wrote to Kyle telling him he completely missed the symbolism — size is immaterial.
“Any noose carries with it the legacy of lynchings that have been used to terrorize blacks in America for over 150 years,” Bonney wrote.
The black student’s parents also aren’t happy with how Kyle handled the incident, which is now being investigated by the U.S Education and Justice departments.
The two white students received three days of in-school suspension. But Sarah Washington, the black student’s mother, said district officials needed to do more.
“They have to come up with a zero-tolerance for things like this,” she said Friday. “This isn’t about an incident. We need to be talking about policy.”
That could be in the works with the Justice and Education departments investigating.
Kyle has been told not to comment.
String noose in Southland brings federal investigation
By DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
A lesson to school administrators everywhere: There is no such thing as a little noose.
The one offered last month by two white students at Raymore-Peculiar High School to a black student was made from string.
Superintendent Jeff Kyle told KCTV-5 that it didn’t fit his image of a large piece of rope used to hang outlaws in the Old West.
“This was a smaller piece of string that you would have a hard time hurting anybody with,” Kyle said.
The comments fired up the American Civil Liberties Union in Kansas City. This week, chief counsel and legal director Doug Bonney wrote to Kyle telling him he completely missed the symbolism — size is immaterial.
“Any noose carries with it the legacy of lynchings that have been used to terrorize blacks in America for over 150 years,” Bonney wrote.
The black student’s parents also aren’t happy with how Kyle handled the incident, which is now being investigated by the U.S Education and Justice departments.
The two white students received three days of in-school suspension. But Sarah Washington, the black student’s mother, said district officials needed to do more.
“They have to come up with a zero-tolerance for things like this,” she said Friday. “This isn’t about an incident. We need to be talking about policy.”
That could be in the works with the Justice and Education departments investigating.
Kyle has been told not to comment.
Tricknologist
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District: Airport High student hangs noose in school
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12243365
White Sail
Junior News Editor
2 dumb student "leaders" think it's OK to use noose on Whites
Two SLU students apologize over photos with noose
BY Tim Barker
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/08/2010
A pair of St. Louis University student leaders resigned their posts Wednesday after a photo showing them posing with a noose became public on campus.
The image surfaced this week, more than nine months after it was posted on the Facebook social networking site. It shows Robert Moehle, a student government association vice president, and Ben Orr, a senator, with a noose and a sign that reads: "Only for use on white people!!" A second photo shows Orr posing alone with the noose.
Resignation letters from each were read at a student government association meeting Wednesday night. The statements included apologies, senators said. Students were told Moehle and Orr were not able to attend the meeting because of academic commitments.
The photo, since pulled from Facebook, has been making the rounds on campus this week and is being cited as yet another example of insensitivity there.
In recent months, several incidents have prompted complaints from minority groups. Racial slurs have been found scrawled on walls or shouted at black students. A student in early February reported being threatened with lynching during a confrontation with another student. And a cross belonging to a support group for gays and lesbians was stolen.
University officials say punishments have been handed down in at least two incidents. But they say privacy laws restrict how much they can say.
SLU said administrators learned of the photos Monday.
"An investigation is under way in accordance with university procedures as well as the provisions of the student code of conduct," a statement from the university said. "SLU is deeply committed to its mission, and acts of intolerance are unacceptable and treated very seriously by the university."
Orr could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Moehle, through e-mail, said: "I wish to defer comment until the university has completed its investigation on this issue."
It's unclear what was meant by the note about white people in the one photo, leaving viewers to provide their own interpretations. But regardless of what was meant, offended students say the note showed that Moehle and Orr understood the racial implications.
Two SLU students apologize over photos with noose
BY Tim Barker
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/08/2010
A pair of St. Louis University student leaders resigned their posts Wednesday after a photo showing them posing with a noose became public on campus.
The image surfaced this week, more than nine months after it was posted on the Facebook social networking site. It shows Robert Moehle, a student government association vice president, and Ben Orr, a senator, with a noose and a sign that reads: "Only for use on white people!!"
A second photo shows Orr posing alone with the noose.Resignation letters from each were read at a student government association meeting Wednesday night. The statements included apologies, senators said. Students were told Moehle and Orr were not able to attend the meeting because of academic commitments.
The photo, since pulled from Facebook, has been making the rounds on campus this week and is being cited as yet another example of insensitivity there.
In recent months, several incidents have prompted complaints from minority groups. Racial slurs have been found scrawled on walls or shouted at black students. A student in early February reported being threatened with lynching during a confrontation with another student. And a cross belonging to a support group for gays and lesbians was stolen.
University officials say punishments have been handed down in at least two incidents. But they say privacy laws restrict how much they can say.
SLU said administrators learned of the photos Monday.
"An investigation is under way in accordance with university procedures as well as the provisions of the student code of conduct," a statement from the university said. "SLU is deeply committed to its mission, and acts of intolerance are unacceptable and treated very seriously by the university."
Orr could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Moehle, through e-mail, said: "I wish to defer comment until the university has completed its investigation on this issue."
It's unclear what was meant by the note about white people in the one photo, leaving viewers to provide their own interpretations. But regardless of what was meant, offended students say the note showed that Moehle and Orr understood the racial implications.
Rasp
Senior Editor
Dead coon gets hate police in a lather
Police investigate dead raccoon hanging from noose outside a Middle River home
Police said the incident could be a hate crime
Baltimore County police are investigating a possible hate crime involving a dead raccoon that was found hanging from a noose in front of a Middle River family's home Friday morning.
The family, in the 1500 block of Becklow Ave., found the dead animal hanging from their porch Friday morning, said Lt. Robert McCullough.
While a motive is unknown, McCullough said the act is being investigated as a Racial, Religion and Ethnic bias incident, as well as fourth-degree burglary.
He said the family emmigrated from Africa within the last three or four years.
Police investigate dead raccoon hanging from noose outside a Middle River home
Police said the incident could be a hate crime
Baltimore County police are investigating a possible hate crime involving a dead raccoon that was found hanging from a noose in front of a Middle River family's home Friday morning.
The family, in the 1500 block of Becklow Ave., found the dead animal hanging from their porch Friday morning, said Lt. Robert McCullough.
While a motive is unknown, McCullough said the act is being investigated as a Racial, Religion and Ethnic bias incident, as well as fourth-degree burglary.
He said the family emmigrated from Africa within the last three or four years.
Rasp
Senior Editor
Rasp
Senior Editor
Judge: Noose lawsuit to go forward
BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - A state judge has ruled a lawsuit that accuses a Baton Rouge man of putting a hangman's noose in a black colleague's work area in 2008 can moved forward.
State District Judge Mike Caldwell rejected arguments on Monday from attorneys for Reggie Parent and GeoEngineers Incorporated that Reginald Drummer's suit did not state a cause of action.
Caldwell, however, agreed with a defense argument that Drummer's suit is vague and he gave Drummer's attorney time to amend the suit.
Parent was arrested under state's new anti-noose law that took effect in August 2008.
The Advocate reports Parent has not been formally charged by prosecutors or a grand jury.
The suit contends Drummer sustained emotional injuries
Rasp
Senior Editor
White Sail
Junior News Editor
2 affirmative axshun "deputies" try to play nigger lottery
St. Louis sheriff's deputies linked noose to racism
BY HEATHER RATCLIFFE and ROBERT PATRICK
Posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010 12:25 am
ST. LOUIS • Sheriff's deputy William "Pat" Hill gasped for breath when he saw a hangman's noose dangling from pipes near a prisoner holding area at the St. Louis Civil Courts Building, a co-worker testified Wednesday.
Deputy Neil Riley, the witness, said he also was shaken to see what he considered a symbol of race-motivated lynching.
"This noose meant hate," Riley said in the first day of testimony in a workplace discrimination lawsuit against St. Louis Sheriff James Murphy. "I was just blown away that this could be hanging in the Civil Courts Building in the year 2006."
Riley said Hill even photographed the rope, but the department did not react. "I just knew nothing was going to happen about it," Riley told the jury.
The following year, Hill and another deputy, Jacques Hughes, filed the suit, claiming Murphy supported a racially hostile work environment and failed to discipline three employees who hung the noose.
Hill, 57, and Hughes, 51, also allege that Murphy repeatedly passed over black deputies in favor of less-experienced whites for promotions, pay increases and job assignments. Hill still works for the department; Hughes was fired in April 2008, officials said. Both are Africoon-Americoon; Murphy is white.
The suit seeks damages in excess of $25,000 and a court order forcing the department to change its ways.
Sheriff's officials deny the claims. They say blacks make up about 40 percent of the department and work in every assignment, even filling two of the three captain positions.
Murphy's attorney, Michael Hughes, said the employees responsible for the noose had tried to suspend a white deputy's chair from the ceiling as a practical joke. Hughes said the sheriff did not believe it was racially motivated and did put letters in their personnel files.
Jerome Dobson, the lawyer for the deputies, told jurors the noose was intended to intimidate black prisoners escorted through the area that day.
Officials, including Murphy, failed to respond to the incident or long-standing racial problems that dated to his election in 1988, Dobson said. Murphy's three top aides are white, the lawyer noted.
He claimed white deputies were given the best assignments while blacks were treated like 'second-class citizens." The morning roll call became segregated, with white employees sitting in the best seats, he said, and promotions were awarded arbitrarily, and disproportionately to whites.
Dobson also claimed that Murphy retaliated after Hill and Jacques Hughes filed the suit. Jacques Hughes was suspended for missing two days of work to attend depositions in the case even though he provided notice and had ample vacation time to use, the lawyer said.
He said Jacques Hughes was fired for violating a residency rule, the first to be penalized under that policy in 18 years even though Murphy knew that others also lived outside the city.
Six months after the case was filed, Hill was suspended for allegedly sleeping on the job. He was in a locked court building working the overnight shift. Several white deputies were later caught sleeping while guarding a prisoner at a hospital, Dobson said, yet were not disciplined.
Michael Hughes insisted there had been no retaliation. He said both deputies were disciplined after a complaint was filed or a violation was brought to Murphy's attention.
The trial is expected to last about two weeks. Circuit Judge Troy A. Cardona, a visiting judge from Jefferson County, is presiding.
St. Louis sheriff's deputies linked noose to racism
BY HEATHER RATCLIFFE and ROBERT PATRICK
Posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010 12:25 am
ST. LOUIS • Sheriff's deputy William "Pat" Hill gasped for breath when he saw a hangman's noose dangling from pipes near a prisoner holding area at the St. Louis Civil Courts Building, a co-worker testified Wednesday.
Deputy Neil Riley, the witness, said he also was shaken to see what he considered a symbol of race-motivated lynching.
"This noose meant hate," Riley said in the first day of testimony in a workplace discrimination lawsuit against St. Louis Sheriff James Murphy. "I was just blown away that this could be hanging in the Civil Courts Building in the year 2006."
Riley said Hill even photographed the rope, but the department did not react. "I just knew nothing was going to happen about it," Riley told the jury.
The following year, Hill and another deputy, Jacques Hughes, filed the suit, claiming Murphy supported a racially hostile work environment and failed to discipline three employees who hung the noose.
Hill, 57, and Hughes, 51, also allege that Murphy repeatedly passed over black deputies in favor of less-experienced whites for promotions, pay increases and job assignments. Hill still works for the department; Hughes was fired in April 2008, officials said. Both are Africoon-Americoon; Murphy is white.
The suit seeks damages in excess of $25,000 and a court order forcing the department to change its ways.
Sheriff's officials deny the claims. They say blacks make up about 40 percent of the department and work in every assignment, even filling two of the three captain positions.
Murphy's attorney, Michael Hughes, said the employees responsible for the noose had tried to suspend a white deputy's chair from the ceiling as a practical joke. Hughes said the sheriff did not believe it was racially motivated and did put letters in their personnel files.
Jerome Dobson, the lawyer for the deputies, told jurors the noose was intended to intimidate black prisoners escorted through the area that day.
Officials, including Murphy, failed to respond to the incident or long-standing racial problems that dated to his election in 1988, Dobson said. Murphy's three top aides are white, the lawyer noted.
He claimed white deputies were given the best assignments while blacks were treated like 'second-class citizens." The morning roll call became segregated, with white employees sitting in the best seats, he said, and promotions were awarded arbitrarily, and disproportionately to whites.
Dobson also claimed that Murphy retaliated after Hill and Jacques Hughes filed the suit. Jacques Hughes was suspended for missing two days of work to attend depositions in the case even though he provided notice and had ample vacation time to use, the lawyer said.
He said Jacques Hughes was fired for violating a residency rule, the first to be penalized under that policy in 18 years even though Murphy knew that others also lived outside the city.
Six months after the case was filed, Hill was suspended for allegedly sleeping on the job. He was in a locked court building working the overnight shift. Several white deputies were later caught sleeping while guarding a prisoner at a hospital, Dobson said, yet were not disciplined.
Michael Hughes insisted there had been no retaliation. He said both deputies were disciplined after a complaint was filed or a violation was brought to Murphy's attention.
The trial is expected to last about two weeks. Circuit Judge Troy A. Cardona, a visiting judge from Jefferson County, is presiding.
White Sail
Junior News Editor
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_8d73cb4c-5604-5e27-981d-ba27b02c9462.html
Noose case against STL sheriff goes to jury
BY HEATHER RATCLIFFE
Posted: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:00 am
ST. LOUIS ”�¢ Does St. Louis Sheriff James Murphy run a racially hostile department?
That's the question a St. Louis jury began deliberating Thursday night in a civil workplace discrimination lawsuit that two deputies filed against the sheriff in 2007.
William "Pat" Hill and Jacques Hughes claim Murphy supported a hostile work environment when he failed to discipline three employees who hung a noose from pipes near a prisoner holding area at the St. Louis Civil Courts Building in 2006.
Michael Hughes, attorney for Murphy, said the sheriff denied the claims.
Jerome Dobson, attorney for the deputies, alleged that Murphy and other officials failed to respond to the noose incident or to long-standing racial problems that dated to his election in 1988.
"Murphy did what he always did," Dobson said in his closing arguments Thursday. "He swept it under the rug, ignored it, hoped it would just go away and everyone would forget about it."
But the noose incident was not isolated, Dobson argued. Murphy repeatedly passed over black deputies in favor of less-experienced whites for promotions, pay increases and job assignments, he said.
"He just doesn't understand the underlying tensions of the department because he refuses to see it," Dobson said.
Hill and Hughes also were seeking damages for claims that Murphy retaliated against them for complaining.
Hill was moved to an overnight shift guarding hospitalized prisoners. Hughes was fired in April 2008 for violating the department's residency policy. He claims he was the first employee disciplined for such a violation under Murphy's administration despite the fact other deputies lived outside the city.
Dobson asked the jury to award a total in excess of $1.2 million to the plaintiffs for emotional and actual damages. He also asked for punitive damages because the department has still not amended its policies nearly four years after the noose incident.
Hill still works for the department, officials said. Both Hill and Hughes are Africoon-Americoon; Murphy is white.
Michael Hughes, Murphy's attorney, said the sheriff has promoted several Africoon-Americoon employees over the years and assigned them to important roles.
"This is evidence that there clearly is no hostile racial environment," the attorney said.
Murphy hosts his employees at several annual social events to promote unity, including the Guns 'n' Hoses Fights, a Gateway Grizzlies game and the St. Patrick's Day Parade. He has lent money to one of the plaintiffs in the past. He helps employees with their personal problems, Michael Hughes said.
"If Sheriff Murphy operates a severely and pervasive hostile environment, would he open his heart and his wallet to help his employees?" Michael Hughes asked in his closing argument.
In the noose incident, an internal investigator quickly concluded the noose was meant as a joke. A lieutenant tied a noose to hang a white deputy's chair from the ceiling, Michael Hughes said.
But two witness told the jury they heard the lieutenant intentionally threaten "to use it" on black inmates who were forced to walk by the noose.
Murphy put letters in the employee files of the lieutenant and the other deputies involved. That lieutenant was later suspended and left the department when he was charged with a felony weapons violation in St. Louis County.
"We're not saying that Sheriff Murphy is a racist," Dobson said. "We're saying he ceded his power and authority to people who have a very bad attitude."
The trial began last week with Circuit Judge Troy A. Cardona, a visiting judge from Jefferson County, presiding. Jury deliberations will resume this morning.
Noose case against STL sheriff goes to jury
BY HEATHER RATCLIFFE
Posted: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:00 am
ST. LOUIS ”�¢ Does St. Louis Sheriff James Murphy run a racially hostile department?
That's the question a St. Louis jury began deliberating Thursday night in a civil workplace discrimination lawsuit that two deputies filed against the sheriff in 2007.
William "Pat" Hill and Jacques Hughes claim Murphy supported a hostile work environment when he failed to discipline three employees who hung a noose from pipes near a prisoner holding area at the St. Louis Civil Courts Building in 2006.
Michael Hughes, attorney for Murphy, said the sheriff denied the claims.
Jerome Dobson, attorney for the deputies, alleged that Murphy and other officials failed to respond to the noose incident or to long-standing racial problems that dated to his election in 1988.
"Murphy did what he always did," Dobson said in his closing arguments Thursday. "He swept it under the rug, ignored it, hoped it would just go away and everyone would forget about it."
But the noose incident was not isolated, Dobson argued. Murphy repeatedly passed over black deputies in favor of less-experienced whites for promotions, pay increases and job assignments, he said.
"He just doesn't understand the underlying tensions of the department because he refuses to see it," Dobson said.
Hill and Hughes also were seeking damages for claims that Murphy retaliated against them for complaining.
Hill was moved to an overnight shift guarding hospitalized prisoners. Hughes was fired in April 2008 for violating the department's residency policy. He claims he was the first employee disciplined for such a violation under Murphy's administration despite the fact other deputies lived outside the city.
Dobson asked the jury to award a total in excess of $1.2 million to the plaintiffs for emotional and actual damages. He also asked for punitive damages because the department has still not amended its policies nearly four years after the noose incident.
Hill still works for the department, officials said. Both Hill and Hughes are Africoon-Americoon; Murphy is white.
Michael Hughes, Murphy's attorney, said the sheriff has promoted several Africoon-Americoon employees over the years and assigned them to important roles.
"This is evidence that there clearly is no hostile racial environment," the attorney said.
Murphy hosts his employees at several annual social events to promote unity, including the Guns 'n' Hoses Fights, a Gateway Grizzlies game and the St. Patrick's Day Parade. He has lent money to one of the plaintiffs in the past. He helps employees with their personal problems, Michael Hughes said.
"If Sheriff Murphy operates a severely and pervasive hostile environment, would he open his heart and his wallet to help his employees?" Michael Hughes asked in his closing argument.
In the noose incident, an internal investigator quickly concluded the noose was meant as a joke. A lieutenant tied a noose to hang a white deputy's chair from the ceiling, Michael Hughes said.
But two witness told the jury they heard the lieutenant intentionally threaten "to use it" on black inmates who were forced to walk by the noose.
Murphy put letters in the employee files of the lieutenant and the other deputies involved. That lieutenant was later suspended and left the department when he was charged with a felony weapons violation in St. Louis County.
"We're not saying that Sheriff Murphy is a racist," Dobson said. "We're saying he ceded his power and authority to people who have a very bad attitude."
The trial began last week with Circuit Judge Troy A. Cardona, a visiting judge from Jefferson County, presiding. Jury deliberations will resume this morning.
White Sail
Junior News Editor
Affirmative axshun "deputies" win nigger lottery
Jury finds in favor of two who sued STL sheriff over racial bias
BY PATRICK M. O'CONNELL and HEATHER RATCLIFFE
Posted: Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:15 am
ST. LOUIS • Two deputies on Friday won a lawsuit against St. Louis Sheriff James Murphy that claimed a racially hostile work environment but said afterward the sheriff still doesn't understand the systematic problems that led them to sue.
A jury awarded William "Patrick" Hill and Jacques Hughes a combined $850,000 in actual and punitive damages, deciding Murphy was liable for a weak response when a supervisor in his department hung a noose in the courthouse in 2006.
To award damages, the jury had to decide whether Murphy was liable because his conduct was either evil in motive or recklessly indifferent.
Hill and Hughes are Africoon-Americoon; Murphy is white.
Hill, who still works for the department, said it bothered him that Murphy never apologized for the incident, instead saying he was sorry the two were offended.
"I don't think he gets it," Hill said after the trial ended. "And whether we'll see the changes we're promised, we'll wait and see. ... I would like to see wholesale changes because that's as far as it goes."
Murphy declined to comment after the trial, referring questions to his attorney, Michael Hughes.
"He does not think it's a racially hostile work environment, but he is going to make changes," Michael Hughes said. "He's heard the jury's verdict, and he's going to make changes."
Among those, Michael Hughes said, will be implementing anti-harassment training for all employees and hiring a new human resource director. Other policy changes were not specified.
The jury awarded Jacques Hughes $125,000 in actual damages and Hill $25,000 and $350,000 to each man in punitive damages. Money from the city's budget will be used to pay the awards, attorneys said.
"If $850,000 doesn't get the message across that there's something seriously wrong with the department, there's not much more we can do," said Jerome Dobson, the plaintiffs' attorney.
At the end of the trial, several jury members hugged the plaintiffs and shook hands with them. That travesty of justice rip-off was probably decided on before.
The jury sided with the sheriff on two claims that he retaliated against the deputies for complaining.
Hughes was fired in 2008 for violating the city's residency policy. Hill was transferred to an overnight shift guarding hospitalized prisoners.
Murphy took the stand just before jurors deliberated the amount of punitive damages.
"I'm sorry they took offense to the situation," Murphy said when his attorney asked whether he regretted that a noose was hung in the courthouse.
Jacques Hughes echoed Hill's frustration at Murphy's apparent indifference but was pleased the jury decided in their favor.
"To have this brought out and exposed like this is one of the greatest things that ever could have happened not only to the Sheriff's Department, but to the city," Jacques Hughes said.
The deputies sued Murphy, saying the sheriff nearly ignored the noose, a historic symbol of racial lynching, calling it a "joke" and he simply put a letter of reprimand in the files of the three deputies involved.
Michael Hughes, the sheriff's attorney, said the noose incident was two hours out of a 22-year career Murphy has spent fostering a positive work environment.
The deputies said they asked Murphy before filing their suit to make a public statement against such behavior, offer more diversity training and create better policies against harassment.
Dobson said Murphy's lack of remorse and action in the years since the incident was proof that he continues to minimize racial hostility in the department.
"He told you during the trial that everything is fine now," Dobson argued. "Now there is a whole lot of talk about what they are going to do in the future, only after you have found them liable."
Dobson said the verdict was still gratifying, even if Murphy isn't getting the message.
"These men," he said, "have waited four long years for this."
Jury finds in favor of two who sued STL sheriff over racial bias
BY PATRICK M. O'CONNELL and HEATHER RATCLIFFE
Posted: Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:15 am
ST. LOUIS • Two deputies on Friday won a lawsuit against St. Louis Sheriff James Murphy that claimed a racially hostile work environment but said afterward the sheriff still doesn't understand the systematic problems that led them to sue.
A jury awarded William "Patrick" Hill and Jacques Hughes a combined $850,000 in actual and punitive damages, deciding Murphy was liable for a weak response when a supervisor in his department hung a noose in the courthouse in 2006.
To award damages, the jury had to decide whether Murphy was liable because his conduct was either evil in motive or recklessly indifferent.
Hill and Hughes are Africoon-Americoon; Murphy is white.
Hill, who still works for the department, said it bothered him that Murphy never apologized for the incident,
instead saying he was sorry the two were offended."I don't think he gets it," Hill said after the trial ended. "And whether we'll see the changes we're promised, we'll wait and see. ... I would like to see wholesale changes because that's as far as it goes."
Murphy declined to comment after the trial, referring questions to his attorney, Michael Hughes.
"He does not think it's a racially hostile work environment, but he is going to make changes," Michael Hughes said. "He's heard the jury's verdict, and he's going to make changes."
Among those, Michael Hughes said, will be implementing anti-harassment training for all employees and hiring a new human resource director. Other policy changes were not specified.
The jury awarded Jacques Hughes $125,000 in actual damages and Hill $25,000 and $350,000 to each man in punitive damages. Money from the city's budget will be used to pay the awards, attorneys said.
"If $850,000 doesn't get the message across that there's something seriously wrong with the department, there's not much more we can do," said Jerome Dobson, the plaintiffs' attorney.
At the end of the trial, several jury members hugged the plaintiffs and shook hands with them. That travesty of justice rip-off was probably decided on before.
The jury sided with the sheriff on two claims that he retaliated against the deputies for complaining.
Hughes was fired in 2008 for violating the city's residency policy. Hill was transferred to an overnight shift guarding hospitalized prisoners.
Murphy took the stand just before jurors deliberated the amount of punitive damages.
"I'm sorry they took offense to the situation," Murphy said when his attorney asked whether he regretted that a noose was hung in the courthouse.
Jacques Hughes echoed Hill's frustration at Murphy's apparent indifference but was pleased the jury decided in their favor.
"To have this brought out and exposed like this is one of the greatest things that ever could have happened not only to the Sheriff's Department, but to the city," Jacques Hughes said.
The deputies sued Murphy, saying the sheriff nearly ignored the noose, a historic symbol of racial lynching, calling it a "joke" and he simply put a letter of reprimand in the files of the three deputies involved.
Michael Hughes, the sheriff's attorney, said the noose incident was two hours out of a 22-year career Murphy has spent fostering a positive work environment.
The deputies said they asked Murphy before filing their suit to make a public statement against such behavior, offer more diversity training and create better policies against harassment.
Dobson said Murphy's lack of remorse and action in the years since the incident was proof that he continues to minimize racial hostility in the department.
"He told you during the trial that everything is fine now," Dobson argued. "Now there is a whole lot of talk about what they are going to do in the future, only after you have found them liable."
Dobson said the verdict was still gratifying, even if Murphy isn't getting the message.
"These men," he said, "have waited four long years for this."
Nigtarded
Da TNB Reporter
Family Claims Noose Found In Front Yard
Racial Slurs Yelled At Children, Couple Says
POSTED: 12:06 am EDT October 2, 2010
UPDATED: 6:59 am EDT October 2, 2010
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Racial Slurs Yelled At Children, Couple Says
POSTED: 12:06 am EDT October 2, 2010
UPDATED: 6:59 am EDT October 2, 2010
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- A family is afraid to let its children play outside after finding what they believe to be a noose in the front yard of their home.
Jerry and Tawanna Youree said they discovered the rope hanging from a tree Thursday, 6News' Tanya Spencer reported.
"Yesterday, when I came home, I noticed it hanging from the tree," Jerry Youree said. "That sounds like a racial hate crime, and if that's true, I've got little ones."
The Youree family moved into the home about three weeks ago and said Friday's discovery wasn't the first sign that they aren't welcomed by some.
Tawanna Youree said people who are driving by the home have yelled racial slurs at her and her children and that the children were called names at a park nearby.
"They yell, 'White power,' calling them (n-word) and monkeys and things like that, and it's scary. You know, it's real scary," she said. "My son, right now he's scared to go walk the dog, because he's getting racial slurs and people running up to him talking about white power, you need to move out of the neighborhood. It's really sad, grown men."
Though new to the neighborhood, the Yourees have lived in Noblesville for four years. Their children are involved in sports, and they want to stay in the community.
"They shouldn't be able to run me out of Noblesville. I love it here. We have rights," Tawanna Youree said. "This is a good place to raise kids, and this is where I want to stay."
The Yourees said they called Noblesville police Friday, but that an officer didn't take a report, saying that it was clear to him that the rope was part of an old swing that may have recently blown down.
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Rasp
Senior Editor
Doll covered in racial slurs hung from tree by noose outside Laurel church
[Humourous video at link--jew and nigger newscasters] :lol:
[Humourous video at link--jew and nigger newscasters] :lol:
Rasp
Senior Editor
Local Residents Call Halloween Decoration "Offensive"
Residents say life-sized doll hanging from noose resembles African-American
Residents say life-sized doll hanging from noose resembles African-American