Vermont Democratic leader threatened with anti-Muslim emails

[TexasTowelie]

A Burlington man has been accused of sending a series of threatening and anti-Muslim emails to the leader of the Vermont Democratic Party, Faisal Gill.

Gill, who was born in Pakistan, is believed to be the first Muslim leader of a state political party in the United States.

Christopher Hayden, 48, of Burlington was arraigned in June on a charge of disturbing the peace by electronic means with a hate-crime enhancement, said Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George. The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of two years and three months, George said.

Hayden pleaded not guilty and was released on conditions, George said.

Read more: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/07/vt-democratic-leader-threatened-anti-muslim-emails/460578001/

[Aristus]

1. Shit, man. Vermont?

Wouldn't this Hayden guy feel more at home in, say, Mississippi?

[trc]

2. Lol, there are racists in every region of this country

What I discovered is that racism in the northeast, midwest, and west coast is more subtle, more sneaky. In the south the racism is in the open, for the most part, and therefor more easily identified and dealt with.