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Black conservative ping

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[Constitution Day]

NC ping.

[Paul Atreides]

It's a good thing she didn't falsely accuse someone. I'd hate to hear about someone serving time based on someone's lies.

[Britton J Wingfield]

What did the firearms charge stem from?

[Bob]

In exchange for her plea, the government agreed to drop one count of using a firearm to commit a felony.

I'm confused - What am I missing here?

These charges are misdemeanors, right? I don't see any indication (at least in this article) of a separate felony being committed with a firearm. Are there some other aspects of this story that are not being detailed here?

[Mike Fieschko]

Sealey, who is black, admitted ... painting a racial epitaph

Pondering ... what epitaph was on the garage? 'Here lies'?

[reformed_democrat]

I get the feeling I missed a good story. Do you have any background information on how the authorities found out this so-called crime was a fake?

With the current uproar about hate-crimes legislation (you're way more guilty of murder if you didn't like the guy and he's one of the endangered species protected under the hate-crime umbrella), I'd be curious to know how many of the reported thought crimes are real, and how many are money-makers.

[tictoc]

painting a racial epitaph on a metal garage door

I believe the journo was thinking of a racial slur, or epithet. An epitaph is a funny limerick engraved on someone's headstone.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Any chance of hearing about this on the evening news ?

[What Is Ain't]

Sealey, who is black, admitted using gasoline to burn her 1999 Chevy Cavalier in her driveway and painting a racial epitaph (epithet) on a metal garage door.

I remember reading a day or two ago about some schmuck who got 60 days for using the "N" word in a verbal battle with a black woman.

Will this slur slinger face the same punishment?

[The KG9 Kid]

"... Sealey, who has moved to California, could face up to 45 years in federal prison and $2.25 million in fines

[...] "At this point, I think both my client and the community want to put this behind us," "

The reason that many Freepers identify California as 'home to the nuts and flakes' is because their states' nuts and flakes flee here to "put their past behind them".

It's been going on for decades. Just thought you all should know that.

[Consort]

Faking a hate crime is......a hate crime.

[Revolting cat!]

These people (who fake hate crimes) should be rewarded not punished for exposing the folly of feel good legislation and government. You go and create opportunities for profit and enterprising folks like this woman grab them like you and I would grab quarters lying on the pavement. This is no different than exchanging food stamps for drugs, for haircuts, for car repairs or whatever. And the whole scheme to help liberals sleep well at night (and the conservatives who so easily consent to it too) has created an army of leeches like the Potok guy.

[Blue Screen of Death]

"At this point, I think both my client and the community want to put this behind us,"

No, this part of the community does not want to put this behind (sweep under carpet) us. This part of the community wants to bring it up everytime some race baiter starts screaming Jasper Texas or Matthew Sheppard. This is the same type of incident that took place in San Antonio that Gov. Rick (hate crime) Perry used to justify signing the Texas hate crime law. A house of cards.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Hate is not a crime but a right!

[operation clinton cleanup]

the government agreed to drop one count of using a firearm to commit a felony.

Maybe she held herself hostage with a gun to her head while spray painting her garage door.

[panther33]

What. An. Idiot.

[timestax]

bump

[07055]

Despite the charges, Mayor Randy Quillen said something positive came out of an incident that could have torn the community apart. "We began to talk more openly about diversity," Quillen said. "It was a wake-up call for all of us."

Wake-up call?

That we should all be more sceptical about claims of alleged hate crimes without real evidence?

[AlaskaErik]

I'm still trying to figure out what role a firearm plays in all this.