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Clarksdale man's home torched and tagged
Fox Memphis ^

Posted on 03/25/2014 7:46:54 PM PDT by TigerClaws

Early Saturday morning John King's Clarksdale home was tagged, torched and set on fire. He's calling for the FBI to get involved in the investigation saying that his house was torched because of the color of his skin.

King is disabled. His body is wracked with arthritis and gout. He has trouble getting up the steps of what is left of the only house he has ever owned. ****

"Everything is destroyed and they took the time to write get out 'cracker' on the wall," King said. "They also sprayed a star on the wall. If you are willing to take the time to write get out 'cracker' on my wall then yes that is a hate crime."

(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxmemphis.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hatecrime; mississippi
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To: TigerClaws

torched and set on fire...... redundant?


21 posted on 03/28/2014 4:21:52 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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