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Posted on 08/23/2013 7:57:03 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
US prosecutors handling the case of two black teenagers accused of shooting dead a white Australian baseball player said Friday there was no evidence to suggest the killing was racially-motivated.
The murder of Chris Lane, 22, in the small Oklahoma town of Duncan has triggered a race debate in America after it emerged that one of the victim's alleged killers had posted racist comments on Twitter earlier this year.
Several commentators have questioned why authorities had not pressed to have hate crime charges added to the indictment of James Edwards, 15, and Chancey Luna, 16, who are both charged with murder.
However Stephens County District Attorney Jason Hicks said while authorities were aware of the comments made by Edwards, there was not enough evidence to pursue extra charges.
"At this point, the evidence does not support the theory that Christopher Lane was targeted based upon his race or nationality," Hicks said in a statement.
"The evidence is insufficient to establish that race was the primary motive in the murder of Christopher Lane."
In separate posts on Twitter earlier this year, Edwards spoke of his "hatred" of white people.
"90% of white ppl are nasty. #HATE THEM," read one tweet.
In another post Edwards claimed to have assaulted several "woods" -- a derogatory slang term for white people -- following the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida.
Hicks later reiterated to CNN that he did not believe the crime was racially motivated. He noted that Luna came from a mixed race family, and that the third teenager arrested with the duo, 17-year-old Michael Dewayne Jones, was white.
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Sounds like the prosecutors are as blind as they want to be. Typical.
I would pull my hair out, if I had any.
But yeah, George Zimmerman “profiled” Thugvon and thus race was the overriding issue
What a crazy upside down country this has become
It is ONLY racially-motivated when it is white-on-black!
GIT YER HEAD STRAIGHT, BOY!
Uh, BS, I call.
I didn’t see post #2 that got pulled, but my intuition says it reflected my own sentiments.
Hate Crimes - reserved for Obama’s sons only
Whites and Asians need not apply.
Utterly balless.
You know this guy got his marching orders.
“”90% of white ppl are nasty. #HATE THEM,” read one tweet. “
Oh yes, absolutely! It’s not about race. (eyes looking up with disgust)
Well, gee, they brought a non-existent case against George Zimmerman . . so at least there’s some evidence to try these worthless little bastards for hate crime, right?
I read post #2 before it disappeared into the mod rabbit hole, it definitely read my mind.
Murdering a creepy ass cracker isn’t “racial”, it’s tribal.
Barbarians! Hang ‘em high!
I saw it, it was some homo stuff. Sucks to be you.
It never is for these types. Even if they say that is the reason for the attack, they still will not say it was racism.
After a few hundred thousand times of that happening, one would begin to think maybe they are purposely hiding the motive.
It would be great to get some real people working in the administration
I haven’t given up hope for 2016
Geeze, how can this not be an international incident. And what mist the Aussies be thinking. I mean they’re our friends
No evidence. I know some sensible tenth graders who could enlighten this representative of the American judicial system
“US prosecutors handling the case of two black teenagers accused of shooting dead a white Australian baseball player said Friday that equality before the law is an outdated custom, and that the race of the perpetrator and victim is more important than antiquated ideas like justice.”
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