New Nation Noose News

[The Bobster]

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Noose-Drawings-at-IUP-Not-Racist-131866888.html

Noose Drawings at IUP Not Racist
A student group says they made the drawing
Friday, Oct 14, 2011 | Updated 12:58 PM

Some chalk drawings depicting hangings on trees on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus have been misconstrued as racist.

Tiana Reid, the sheboon vice president of the IUP Black Student League, tells KDKA-TV she was "outraged" when she first saw the drawings. Many other students jumped to the coonclusion the drawings were racially motivated because they were discovered a day after a tolerance rally on campus.

But it turns out the drawings were put there by another campus group trying to do a good thing. Members of the Student Anti-Genocide Coalition say they did the drawings -- and some chalk sketches on university sidewalks -- to call attention to genocide in the African country of Sudan.

They say when rain washed away the sidewalk drawings, the tree drawings were viewed out of context.

 

[voiceofreason]

Doll Found Hanging With Noose At NYC Parks Dept Garage

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12...-police-investigating-as-possible-hate-crime/

Doll Found Hanging With Noose At NYC Parks Department Garage; Police Investigating As Possible Hate Crime
December 21, 2011 8:45 AM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are investigating a disturbing discovery at a New York City Parks Department garage as a possible hate crime.

An employee found an African-American baby doll hanging with a chain noose around its neck at the department’s Bronx headquarters on Tuesday.

The Parks Department says it won’t tolerate such behavior.

“The Parks Department does not tolerate hateful acts such as this or any form of discrimination. We are committed to maintaining a safe and respectful workplace for all staff,” officials said in a statement.

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said the department is working with the NYPD.

 

[Newsman]

Disgruntled employees allege noose hung in parking company office

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jan/19/racism-alleged-at-parking-company/

Three employees of Republic Parking System have filed a lawsuit, saying their immediate supervisor used racist comments, sexually offensive language and displayed a hanging noose in the company's downtown office.

Stencial Parrish Jr., Donald Sterling and Vantwan Stokes first made internal complaints to management at the company before filing the suit Tuesday, said their attorney, Randall Larramore.

Allegations of racial discrimination in the lawsuit, including racist jokes and frequent use of the "n-word" described by the employees violated the federal Civil Rights Act ravda: and the Tennessee Human Rights Act.

Larramore said he expects Republic to move the case to federal court. He did not disclose an amount sought in either compensatory or punitive damages.

The alleged racist conduct began as early as 2009 and continued until at least July 2010 when the noose was seen by the employees in the company's downtown office, the lawsuit states.

The three men, all of whom are black , did not make a report to the police about the noose , Larramore said.

 

[Nigtarded]

Noose Removed from Billboard along 290
Updated: Thursday, 19 Jan 2012, 10:22 PM CST
Published : Thursday, 19 Jan 2012, 10:22 PM CST

HOUSTON - Some residents of Chappell Hill are upset after discovering a pair of nooses hanging from a billboard along US 290 between Houston and Austin.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office has now launched an investigation.

The display is especially puzzling to the group advertising on the sign. The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a group that promotes southern heritage in a non-political way.

It's not clear how long the nooses were hanging over the rebel flag on the sign, but the group removed them on Thursday.

"Right now we're treating it as a case of criminal mischief," said Sgt. Duane Houston.

The sheriff's office learned of the display when it received several pictures from concerned resident Donnie Roberts.

"The nooses are offensive as heck. If I'm black or white I'm offended, yes. It's not a harmless prank when you're hanging a noose," said Roberts.

Roberts is a life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

"We are a historical organization interested in the accurate history, goods and bads, of the confederate era," said Bill Boyd, a member.

"Whoever would do this is doing it for some kind of political gain one way or another, and we just want no part of anything like that," said Roberts.

Whatever the message behind the display, the Sons of Confederate Veterans sent a strong statement themselves Thursday by personally scaling the billboard to remove the nooses.

It only took minutes for them to put an end to the agenda and get more mileage out of the controversy than they ever would have without such a display.

"Our phones are ringing off the wall from people wanting to join and find out more about us," said Roberts.

If you have any information about the case, call the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 979-277-6251.

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/120119-noose-removed-from-billboard-along-290

 

[voiceofreason]

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/01/26/teens-charged-with-hate-crime-in-attack-on-classmate/

Teens Charged With Hate Crime In Attack On Classmate
January 26, 2012 7:33 AM

Matthew Hermann, 18, is one of three teens charged with a hate crime in an attack on an African-American teen. (Credit: CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) — Three teenagers stand charged with a hate crime, after they allegedly attacked an African-American youth in the Beverly neighborhood in December and put a noose around his neck.

The victim, who is 17, and one of the alleged attackers are both students at Brother Rice High School, 10001 S. Pulaski Rd., police said. The accused are all white — ranging in age from 16 to 18 — and the victim is black, police said.

The incident happened Dec. 23, when the victim went to the home of one of the accused in the 1600 block of W. 100th Place, police said. It was unclear why the victim went to the home, but police said the attack stemmed from his relationship with “one of the offenders’ family members,” police said.

The victim told police that during the attack, the teens twice put a noose around his neck, threatened him with a knife, used the N-word and refused to let him leave the house. The victim was eventually able to escape.

Matthew Hermann, 18, of Alsip, was charged with felony counts of unlawful restraint and hate crime, as well as misdemeanor battery, police said. The two other suspects, ages 16 and 17, are facing the same charges in juvenile court. The 16-year-old who was also charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon.

The teens were charged Jan. 10, police said.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/new...ened-with-noose-brother-rice-student-20120125 (video at link)

 

[The Bobster]

They should've kicked out the chair.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://badgerherald.com/news/2012/02/05/hate_crimes_at_uw-pa.php

Hate crimes at UW-Parkside a student hoax, police say

Updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:43:22 p.m.

A Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department investigation into into apparent racially-motivated hate crimes at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has determined one incident was a student hoax.

On Wednesday, a UW-Parkside student reported she found a noose in her university residence hall to housing personnel, who notified police. Early Thursday morning, the person who reported the incident received a threatening note, UW-Parkside police officer Dave Buchanan said.

Buchanan said the written threats were in the form of a racially-charged hit list, and police were treating the incident as a hate crime because the students involved were black. The nooses in question were made from rubber bands and plastic strings.

The investigation led detectives to question a female student about the threats. On Friday the Kenosha Sheriff’s Department confronted the suspect, who was listed on the hit list.

According to a statement released Friday by the Sheriff’s Department, the suspect confessed she had made the hit list and other printed materials because she was not satisfied with the initial response from a resident assistant when shown the rubber band noose.

The statement added the suspect wanted greater attention paid to this issue.

“Once we have a chance to put everything together and discuss this case with the DA’s office we will file charges,” Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said in the statement. “Too many people were frightened and upset to let this case go without charges being filed.”

Kenosha detectives are continuing to investigate whether others were involved in making the noose or the threatening written material, Beth added in the statement. No one is in custody at this time.

UW-Parkside police are now protecting the perpetrator and withholding the name of the woman involved. There is no danger to UW-Parkside students due to this threat, Beth said in the statement.

“Obviously, a high volume of emotions were generated over the last 24 hours,” the statement said. “Those emotions need to air out and not become focused on an individual.”

In response to the incident, UW-Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford held several forums with students. In a Thursday event on campus, which filled the student cinema to capacity, Ford said the university would not tolerate hate.

According to John Mielke, a UW-Parkside spokesperson, the main focus of the campus is the safety and well-being of students. He added the response from students has been positive under the circumstances, with many saying they would not tolerate the behavior.

Buchanan said a number of students who were named on the hit list left campus, but are still remaining in school.

UW-Parkside police increased patrols with officers working 12- to 16-hour shifts, assisted by police from UW-Milwaukee.

“If an arrest is made, this will not be the end of the story,” Buchanan said. “We are going to learn from this, and we are going to become a better university as a result. That’s going to be the positive thing that comes out of all this.”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg1_LQXeDfg&feature=player_embedded

 

[Rasp]

Noose and note prompt hate crime probe in Marion ISD

Authorities in Guadalupe County are probing a report that a noose and a menacing note were found Monday beside a black student's car at Marion High School.

“The investigation is being handled as a terroristic threat, with a hate crime enhancement, because there were racial slurs conveyed during the threats in the letter,” Marion Police Sgt. Darren Haverstock said Thursday.

He wouldn't reveal the note's content, but the family's spokesperson, Gloria Burleson, said it stated, in part, “This is a white town and this is a white school.” :clap:

Interim School Superintendent Mario Sotelo said a district inquiry was halted when a police investigation began Wednesday upon receiving a complaint filed by the family.

“I've been told by the police department to not say anything,” said Sotelo, who estimated that blacks comprise less than 1 percent of the rural district's 1,385 students.

Burleson linked the incident to the family's complaining weeks ago to district administrators about inappropriate remarks that a teacher reportedly made to the student later targeted by the noose/note.

After an apology was sought from the teacher, Burleson said, classmates began harassing the student, leading the family to file a grievance with the district.

“If it was handled correctly the first time, we would not be here today,” said Burleson, a relative of the victim, who declined to name the teacher or others involved.

Burleson said the family is upset by the note and noose that the student's mother found around 3:40 p.m. Monday when she came by the school to get something from her child's car.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/black-on-black-hate-crime-baffles-local-couple

Black On Black Hate Crime Baffles Local Couple
Noose and lynching pictures sent by mail

Updated: Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 11:20 PM EST
Published : Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 11:20 PM EST

DETROIT (WJBK) - It was a sickening case of racial intimidation. A local African American couple received a noose in the mail, with pictures of lynching - and more.

The man who sent that racist garbage is one not someone you might expect.

He's also African American.

Click on the video player for more on this bizarre story, and the man who is going to prison for the hate crime.
at link

 

[Earl Turner]

A record producer who complained that he saw the head of a black baby doll on the antenna of an unmarked police car in Harlem was acquitted on Friday of charges that he had later obstructed the police and resisted arrest.

Before reaching their decision in less than 45 minutes, jurors heard the producer, Clarence Jones, testify that police officers from the 25th Precinct had harassed him more than two years ago, in the days after he complained to State Senator Bill Perkins and others about seeing the doll head. Mr. Jones said that when he confronted the white detectives about the doll's head, "they just laughed it off."

Mr. Jones's complaint stoked already tense race relations between community members and the Police Department. The police did not deny that there was a doll's head on the car's rear antenna, but they said that a review found no evidence that officers had placed it there. After he complained, Mr. Jones testified, officers pulled him over frequently and would drive by his building and wave their camera phones at him as if they were trying to photograph or film him.

Mr. Jones, 30, said he believed that the harassment culminated five days later, on July 27, 2008, when officers arrested him on East 116th Street and accused him of driving off while they were trying to issue him a parking ticket and of resisting their efforts to arrest him. Mr. Jones and his supporters said the charges were trumped-up and retaliation for his complaint.

On Friday, an elated Mr. Jones, who bowed his head and cried after the verdict was read, slightly backed away from that assertion.

"I don't want to blame it on the black doll head," he said outside the courtroom as he stood beside his lawyer, Roger S. Wareham. "But it was something."

On the day he was arrested, Mr. Jones testified, he was in a store across the street when he heard the police announce on a loudspeaker that all double-parked cars needed to be moved. He jogged out to his car, he said, and a police car was alongside his, preventing him from moving. He said he knocked on the passenger window of the police car and told the officers that he did not want any trouble and just wanted to move his car. The officers did not say anything, Mr. Jones said, and the police car simply backed up.

Mr. Jones said he got into his car and drove away. But that account differed from the testimony of Josip Sovulj, one of the arresting officers, on Thursday. Officer Sovulj said they had told Mr. Jones that they were giving him a ticket and to stay put.

Mr. Jones testified that he drove up the block after the officers said nothing to him and parallel parked in front of his apartment building on East 116th Street. But Ryan Hayward, an assistant district attorney, said in his closing statement that the officers pulled Mr. Jones over because he had disobeyed their order not to move.

Mr. Jones said that as he began to step out of his car after parking, the police officers immediately grabbed him.

"They put some move on my wrist," Mr. Jones said, raising one hand and bending it at the wrist and twisting it with the other. "I'm getting kneed and elbowed. What made me start screaming for my mother is they started putting extra pressure on me — knees, elbows."

The confrontation left him with pain in his shoulder and jaw, and with a cracked tooth that had to be pulled, he said. "I put up no resistance," he said.

The prosecution contended that Mr. Jones had gotten out of his car and approached the officers after they pulled him over. When they tried to handcuff him, he struggled with them, the prosecution said.

Both of the charges against Mr. Jones were misdemeanors. Before taking the case to trial, the prosecution offered to let Mr. Jones plead guilty in exchange for no jail time. He refused.

"We just went with the truth," Mr. Jones said outside the courtroom. "That's why I took it to trial. I didn't just want to take a deal on something I had nothing to do with."​

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT_VegLCwu0

 

[voiceofreason]

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/supporter-human-rights-network-group-wears-mask-u-photo-151025752.html

A supporter of the Human Rights Network group wears a mask of U.S President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck while holding the U.S flag during an anti-American rally in Karachi February 26, 2012. About 20 supporters gathered to protest and condemn the burning of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in Afghanistan on February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.woio.com/story/17260592/man-accused-of-hanging-plastic-camel-with-a-noose

Man accused of hanging plastic camel with a noose pleads guilty

Posted: Mar 26, 2012 6:31 PM PDT Updated: Mar 26, 2012 6:31 PM PDT

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -

Christopher M. Sanford entered a guilty plea to a charge of interfering with housing rights of another as a result of the victim's race, religion, or national origin. Sanford's guilty plea was entered Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge William H. Baughman, Jr., who set
sentencing for June 18, 2012, at 2:00 PM, and released Sanford on a $20,000 unsecured bond with conditions.

Sanford, age 25, lives in Middleburg Heights. In pleading guilty, Sanford admitted that in the early morning hours of December 1, 2009, he hung a plastic camel affixed to a noose
to the apartment door of an individual named in the Information as "A.F.A." A.F.A. is a native of Jordan, an Arab, and a Muslim.

A.F.A.'s apartment was at Stonebridge Apartments, on 1500 Detroit Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Sanford admitted that the camel was selected because of the race, ethnicity, and/or religion of the targeted victim.

U.S. Attorney Dettelbach said, "the freedom of all Americans to live where they wish, without fear or threats based on their religion or race, is central to our way of life as Americans and
Ohioans. This conduct violates those core values, values that we will continue to uphold through appropriate federal prosecutions."

The charge against Sanford carries maximum penalties of up to one year in prison, a $25,000 fine, and up to one year of supervised release.

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=22766

Hanging Doll in Endwell Stirs Fears of Racism

4/2/2012 (Updated 4/3/2012 12:09:18 AM)

A doll of a baby hanging in a tree in front of a home in Endwell triggered fears of racism Monday, among members of the area's black community.

After being contacted about the situation, FOX 40 News went to the site, to investigate what the circumstances were, and in an attempt to get both sides of the story.

It clearly is a doll, hanging at least partly by it's neck, and it appears to be black.
It was noticed Monday, about 16 feet up in a tree, in front of a house, which sits close to a "Welcome to Endwell" sign, and an American flag:

Charles Moleski, who lives at the house, says his kids were swinging it around with twine, and threw it up there in the fall, and he didn't think much about it:

Sparano: "Did it dawn on you that it might look a little peculiar, or offensive?"
Moleski: "If I had, and if I had given it a second thought, I would have removed it before today, so definitely, it wasn't supposed to pose any sort of message to the community. I'm really sorry for any bad feelings about that."

Moleski says the doll is not black--but from certain angles, looks like it might be, because of mold and natural weathering.
He says it was hanging not only by its neck, but also under one of its arms.

Helen Higgenbotham is the president of the local chapter of the NAACP--and went to the site, after several people told her what they saw:

"You can see the baby is hanging by its neck. The arms are in front of him. so, I don't think, actually, I know, that the baby was not hanging by its arms.. It was hanging by its neck."

At a previously scheduled meeting of the NAACP Monday night, several members said that they couldn't understand how someone would not realize the reactions the doll would trigger in African-Americans:

Denise Yull, a member of the NAACP grew up in the South:
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"I'm also a black person who has a family history of someone who was lynched, so it has all kinds of meaning for me, you know, I know what it's like to look into the faces of black people, and see them fearful of whites."

Moleski, who explains that his wife, who is the mother of his children, is half-black, says he regrets what's happened:

"I feel sorry that I neglected to remove it before now. It was just a circumstance--a thing that happened that my children did, and I don't think anyone meant any harm to the community, you know, any kind of a message.

 

[The Bobster]

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/racial-intimidation-at-trenton-nj-plant

Racial Intimidation At Trenton NJ Plant
Updated: Thursday, 24 May 2012, 10:22 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 24 May 2012, 9:59 PM EDT

To this day Solomon Daniels still looks over his shoulder after snapping these pictures on the job.

A noose was hanging from the shower in the locker room where he works at Siemens.

Clark says the blatant intimidation is the result of complaints that qualified African Americans aren't promoted and paid. Like their white counterparts.

Co-worker Eddie Clarke says there's a history of racism and harassment when it comes to certain supervisors at the Trenton NJ plant. Both men have been on the job nearly five years.

Clarke told us about how a supervisor, an ex-military man, once threatened his life referring to friendly fire.

Seeing this noose in January was the final straw for both Clarke and Daniels. They're now two of three employees that have retained legal counsel hoping to improve working conditions

Siemen's issued this statement saying "the placement of a noose in a Siemens facility is a deplorable, aggressive act. After interviews and scouring surveillance tape, we could not find any evidence of how the noose got there. Daniels says the investigation is proof of the environment they work in.”

 

[The Bobster]

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...can-Employees-Suing-NJ-Company-153685505.html

African-American Employees Suing NJ Company
An attorney for those employees says that, among other things, a noose was found hanging in near their lockers at Siemens Demag Delaval.
By Kelly Bayliss | Thursday, May 24, 2012 | Updated 7:58 PM

Employees say this noose was found in their locker room.


A group of African American employees are suing a Trenton company claiming racial and ethnic intimidation, according to an affidavit sent to NBC10.

The affidavit states that a noose was placed in the locker room at Siemens Demag Delaval Turbomachinery in Trenton, N.J. The noose, it says, was found by an African-American employee hanging from a curtain rod.

The affidavit also states that this is not the first discriminatory act within the company, claiming that a supervisor once threatened one employee that he would get caught in “friendly fire” if he ever complained of racial discrimination in the workplace. In another incident, that same employee says he was stabbed in the leg with a shank that was rigged to slice the employee in an area where only he works.

The lawsuit explains that they three men feel that the noose signifies a threat – keep your mouth shut, or there will be consequences.

They say they are fearful for their safety.

Siemens Energy Inc. released the following statement to NBC10:

The placement of a noose in a Siemens facility is a deplorable, aggressive act.

Siemens condemns such behavior in the strongest terms. When learning of thisincident, the company promptly notified law enforcement and commenced aninternal investigation by a corporate security team that included members with 30+ years of experience with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The company is actively cooperating with law enforcement agencies.

After learning of this event, the plant manager of the facility, along with his management team, met with employees to condemn the act, alleviate any concerns employees might have, make clear such actions would not be tolerated, and provide assurances that the company would do everything it could to identify the perpetrator. The plant manager also implored employees to come forward and provide any information that could assist the company in its investigation. In addition, the company promptly provided retraining on the companies’ antidiscrimination and anti-harassment policies for all management and nonmanagement personnel.

It also attached the companies’ anti-harassment policy and compliance hotline number to all paychecks in the next pay period.

As part of its investigation, the company interviewed numerous employees, reviewed surveillance video of the closest entrance to the area, internet and email usage of appropriate personnel, as well as badge access records of the area.

We could not find any evidence of how the noose got there. During and at the conclusion of the investigation, company officials met with the employee who found the noose, and he has been informed of the results of our investigation.

 

[Tricknologist]

More on the Siemens noose story. Yep, this one is pure nigger lottery winning for sure.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...filing-charges-over-noose-in-locker-room?lite

 

[voiceofreason]

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012...-noose-found-hanging-from-football-goal-post/ (video at link)

Davis Police Investigating After Noose Found Hanging From Football Field
June 19, 2012 10:14 PM

DAVIS (CBS13) – Someone hung a large noose made of elastic tubing from a football goal post at Davis Senior High School last week, and now police are investigating if the act was meant as a hate crime or just a bad joke.

“It could be considered a hate crime, or somebody sending a message to somebody else,” student Isaiah Matthews said Tuesday.

“As far as emotional damage to the community, it’s a serious matter,” Davis Police Lt. Paul Doroshov said.

The Davis Joint Unified School District believes someone hung the noose between Thursday evening and Friday morning, when it was discovered by a school employee. Many wonder whether the culprit was a student just pulling a prank.

“We have no idea who did it, whether it’s students or adults,” Superintendent Winfred Roberson said. “Nevertheless, it’s something that’s not tolerated here.”

Activist Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia says it’s important to talk about why putting the noose out on the field is hurtful.

“A noose is a symbol of terror,” she said. “You can’t let these incidents go unresponded to.”

In the past few years, Davis has had its share of hate crimes, including swastikas being hung on the campus of UC Davis.

The superintendent says the lesson here is tolerance.

“I would encourage people to get to know one another,” he said. “I believe signs of hate and symbols of hate come about again from fear and ignorance, and that is something we don’t promote here in Davis.”

A community meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the high school library to allow for discussion about the incident.

 

[Tricknologist]

"Hanging Obama" truck makes way into Charlotte

A truck with a disturbing display has made its way into Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention.

The truck is hauling a trailer with eight mannequins hanging from ropes with nooses from a rafter.

The mannequins are all dressed as different people, including President Barack Obama, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue and Senior Resident Superior Court Judge W. Douglas Parsons.

A WBTV web producer snapped a photo of the truck as it traveled up College Street near uptown Charlotte on Thursday afternoon, ahead of President Obama's acceptance speech.

The truck is owned by a man who calls himself "Patriot Phipps" on YouTube.

He says the truck was made to bring attention to a murder case for William Henry Phipps, who was shot and killed while he was riding down the highway with his father.

"You say it's racism. I say it's not. Absolutely not," he insisted in a YouTube video from May 2012 that explains the display. "Had we been hanging people in effigy when George Bush was president, I would have hung him, no problem. It wouldn't have been a problem at all."

Phipps says that he took the display to New York City, sans President Obama, two years ago and "people hardly remember, hundreds of thousands of pictures was taken then."

He says they added the president to the display after a federal case into the murder investigation went nowhere.

"Wouldn't it have been better for Timothy McVey to do this, than what he done?" he asked at one point in the video. "We have nothing else."

Phipps says that people don't understand how long and how hard they have fought before going to this extreme.

"We did not want to do this, " he said, gesturing to the mannequin display. "Mister Barack Obama can get down, he can get his mannequin down any time he wants to, but it is a federal investigation we are after."

He says the display isn't a racist display.

"It is not our fault that Mister Barack Obama is President and he just happens to be black," he said in the video. "We had nothing to do with it. That was God."

He says be believes most people would do the same things in his situation.

A WBTV viewer also snapped a photo of the same truck on Wednesday after it was stopped by the Highway Patrol along Interstate 85 at Peeler Road near the Rowan, Cabarrus counties line.

According to the viewer, the truck had a sign reading "Obama on board. Dummies in nooses."

http://www.wbtv.com/story/19475636/hanging-obama-truck-makes-way-into-charlotte

 

[voiceofreason]

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/police-investigate-possible-hate-crime-napa-starbu/nWgsW/

Posted: 5:15 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013

Police investigate possible hate crime at Napa Starbucks

NAPA, Calif. —

Napa police are investigating a possible hate crime that happened Thursday night at a Starbucks involving a noose.

Police said a customer found a noose hanging in the men's bathroom of the coffee shop on First and Main streets.

Detectives have not yet had a chance to speak to the employee who was told about it, but police said he is African-American and fears it is a hate crime.

“Finding a noose anywhere is kind of unusual,” said Napa police officer Jeff Troendly. “We don't get a lot of that, so that does spark a bit of interest on our part.”

“I'm totally surprised,” said Linda Bonaccorso, a bounty hunter. “I go to that Starbucks every day and I've never seen anything bad happen around.”

Police said they’re waiting for Starbucks to give them access to surveillance video recorded inside the coffee shop.

 

[Rasp]

Spooks spooked by white man's noose

MANHASSET, N.Y. (WABC) -- Two Africoon Americoon orderlies at North Shore University Hospital say they were victims of repeated racist harassment.

They say it included a noose left on a locker.

When worker Elijah Crawford snapped a picture of a locker of one of his superiors, he knew he had had enough.

"It's ridiculous that we as workers in an institution like this should have to go through this," said Elijah Crawford, nurse assistant.

Crawford has been working as a nurse assistant at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset for 16 years.

He says throughout that time he and another Africoon Americoon worker endured racial slurs from two of their superiors, surgical technician Mario Nistico and the director of anesthesia, Dr. Charles Militana.

"At one point, they hired a new nurse or something like that who happened to be Caucasian and they said to each other, 'It's about time we had more whites in here,'" Crawford said.

About a year ago, just after this incident, Crawford and the other worker sought out attorney Derek Smith and have now filed a discrimination suit in federal court.

Crawford says when he tried to speak with directors at the hospital about the noose incident, "They said, 'We understand you should be upset, but let it go,'" Crawford said.

Eyewitness News tried to speak with Dr. Militana at his home in Manhasset but a woman slammed the door on Eyewitness News.

A spokesman for North Shore LIJ told Eyewitness News they can't discuss the case because it's part of ongoing litigation. They did release a statement saying, "The North Shore LIJ health system has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination or harassment in our workforce."