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[Lavinia]

The following was written by Hawkric on our CoR boards. Please read.


Yesterday one of our fellow realmers Ray aka Fireric got jumped b/c he was wearing a noose around his neck to EXPRESS himself. The black kid thought he was being racist b/c he was wearing this. Now he is in I.C.U. getting face reconstruction. Ray is only 100 pounds and the other kid was atleast 300 pounds. He is only getting 8 days for suspention. NOw what is your take on this situation???



P.S. Please Pray for him

[Rain]

8 days? The f%@#er should be expelled! Ray should also press major charges against that S.O.B.

[Cookie]

I would press charges, get a restraining order and sue him for all the medical bills, even if he has medical insurance...whatever the bill is, that's how much he should get.

[Atrus Rand]

I sure hope he gets better soon, he did not deserve a beating for someone elses skewed perspective of expression.

He should sue, he would deserve every penny.

[Wallace MacBix]

the kid that jumped him should be getting a lot worse, he fricken attacked somebody else, and (this is an honest question) how does wearing a noose around your neck racisest towards blacks? its not like he was wearing a white jumpsuit with a big hood, so i don't see where racism fits into this at all. these are the things i hate about our society. Ray, hang in there. (also what is I.C.U. stand for?)

[Atrus Rand]

I think the ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit, most likely. But that's a guess.

[Damia]

yeah, ICU is Intensive care unit.

[Traiz Antilake]

As much as I must say wearing a noose in public would make me (a 200+ pound white guy) a little bothered I would not grab the noose wearer and beat his face in because of his posably questionable choice in neck apaeral(I meen hey I go around in 17th century neck armour). What that kid did to Ray is appauling. Legal matters aside (though I hope Ray gets every penny) what this kid did by "defending his racial beleifs" was reinforce the prejudices that unjustly put on blacks by makeing his race out to be nothing more then a violent animal as aposed to the diverse cultral people they truely are. I know and am friends with many races and in most of my expirience with other races I am treated warmly and with kindness. So when I here this all I have to say is I hope your proud you basterd. How could you put a 100 pound kid in the hospital how could you possably justify that: Defending your ethnic beliefs, Striking a blow to the white enemy what!! What could it be that would make a 300 or so pounder like you beleive that was right I would truely like to know, because I know their is no reason you could give me to justify making a faux of your culture none. Hey I not saying that if you and your friends don't like nooses that you should just sit their and deal with it you can ask the noose wearer(POLITLY) if they wouldn't mind removeing it as it bring back bad memories, apears symbolic of cirtain cultral/religis(pleas forgive the spelling I am a bit angered and can't realy spell that great to boot) prejudices or it just plain bothers ya. Or if you don't want to aprouch them or they tell you to bugger off in one way or another then beat them silly right? No!! You should probably get up and go away their is a whole planet around you so that you can go else where and if they are at school or a public park or(Noctis forbid) your house get someone in charge(school and Park) or the Police(home) to handle the problem. As far as Ray goes I hope he gets better and as far as leagality goes like I said before get him for every penny, and remember other peoples feelings when you don appearil.

And for Bix I will sorta answer your question by that I am speculating why our 300 pound moron was so upset: At the end of the cival war the group known as the klu klux klan or KKK formed and begain a compain against blacks in the southern US as such one method of of terror was to hang Black who would not head warning to leave.

[Wallace MacBix]

okay i knew about the KKK, just didn't know that they hung blacks, i just thought they terrorized them and/or burnt them.

[Lavinia]

And think about I.C.U bixie...what does it sound like when you say it. "I see You." as in your in constant sight cause if something goes wrong, they see ya! Woot for being late....

[Trino]

Racism pisses me off but that wasn't racist. For cring out loud i could understand getting angry if some one was wearing that says, " all those (bad word) should die" But he wasn't. The punishment is ridiculous too. 8 days oh my a slap or the wrist for sending a boy to the hospital. I know plenty of nice people from other races heck i'm and Asian magnet. Melvin is a great guy. This guy doesn't reflect the actions of one race put the stupidity that exist in many humans this day. AHHHHH THE CIVIL WAR IS OVER GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!! everyone has their rights and i know racism is still out there but or goverment is a democracy we evolved past the violance of the primapes we can think.

Ray my prayers go out to you get well soon. And get that guy for all he is worth.

[Gravius]

Trino said:

AHHHHH THE CIVIL WAR IS OVER GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!!

There are some people in Bayville who would disagree with that statement. One that I know of in Ocean Gate too. (I hate people who proudly display the Confederate flag.)

And I agree with Vito, racism pisses me off too. To associate the noose immediately with "lynching" is crude and unintelligent. Regardless of race and discrimination against it, Klu Klux Klan and all thrown in, hanging was a very popular practice of execution even before the KKK used it. Therefore, to use the reasoning that it was offensive to your race would be ridiculous, especially because it was a "white man" in the noose.
Besides, unless Ray said something against the black community and put it around the other kid's neck, what right does that kid have to assume that it was meant as an racial attack? The world doesn't revolve around the Civil Rights Movement, and I'm sorry I have to say that, but it's true. The Civil Rights Movement was a great and well deserved win for giving civil liberties to everyone, regardless of race. But to use it as an excuse for physical violence is just as disgusting as the discrimination the movement was meant to protect against. If this kid gets off of any charge based on racial inequality alone, then it's an insult to the judicial system.

Trino said:

Ray my prayers go out to you get well soon. And get that guy for all he is worth.

I hope you get well soon as well. And that you get every penny that you're entitled to.