[Behind Liberal Lines]

Some friends and family deny the attackers were racist in today's paper

It appears that one of them even has a bi-racial daughter with an African American father.

Things are never as simple as they first appear are they?

Despite this news, the police chief responds:"We're not charging them with being racists, we're charging them with a hate crime...We're charging them with something that's measureable, quantifiable and provable"

Really?

Ithaca is the City of Evil.

[Khepera]

We're charging them with something that's measureable, quantifiable and provable"

Because we said so, so there!

[nicmarlo]

Morris called the women "poor, white-trash ho's," Swansbrough said.

In her statement to police and in a previous interview with The Journal, Morris denied using racially charged language against her alleged attackers.

Let's see if I got this right. A white woman says "nigger," and that's a racil/hate crime. But the black woman said "poor, white-trash ho's," and that's not. Both women deny saying these things but only the black woman is believed.

Incredible.

[general_re]

We're charging them with something that's measureable, quantifiable and provable

They can measure, quantify and prove thoughtcrime in the City of Evil? How...Orwellian.

Remember, citizen - the City of Evil is at war with Eastasia. The City of Evil has always been at war with Eastasia...

[mafree]

This whole thing could be more than what it appears to be but being in an interracial relationship does not grant one automatic immunity from prejudice. That goes for all races.