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9. Not around here.

Mon May 11, 2015, 03:43 PM

May 2015

Remember just a week ago when the story of the "black female mayor" blocked from entering the courthouse? Everyone instantly screamed about racism, without realizing the people keeping her out were also black.

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Police: Black man found hanging from tree in Greene County [View all] n2doc May 2015 OP

unbelievable madamvlb May 2015 #1

Another one, didnt we have one a few months ago? randys1 May 2015 #2

Wasn't that a suicide? Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #4

Otis Byrd, Jr. His family still isn't sure it was suicide. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #16

We were told it was a suicide TBF May 2015 #12

OH yeah, sure. I remember now. Uh huh randys1 May 2015 #14

The sheriff in that case is President of the county NAACP chapter (nt) Recursion May 2015 #42

Well that clearly stops TBF May 2015 #49

If there was foul play and a cover up, it might not be race based PersonNumber503602 May 2015 #62

The Georgia case has similar circumstances also npk May 2015 #63

Horrible ltheghost May 2015 #3

My poor country. n/t malthaussen May 2015 #5

I know this sounds horrible, but I hope it was suicide. Coventina May 2015 #6

Won't matter. Paul Simon had it right in "The Boxer". . . Journeyman May 2015 #8

that's very true Enrique May 2015 #57

The odds are it is a suicide FLPanhandle May 2015 #11

Seems strange that it would be somewhere he doesn't live. OnlinePoker May 2015 #29

Not unusual though FLPanhandle May 2015 #48

Yes. Some would rather their loved ones not be the people who find them . . . Journeyman May 2015 #60

Another? Must be going around, like a virus. n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #23

Lets wait for more information before jumping to any conclusions. n/t totodeinhere May 2015 #7

Not around here. 7962 May 2015 #9

However, considering all of the legitimate racism that does exist in our society, maybe totodeinhere May 2015 #13

NO no no, what is more important is to point out the RARE RARE case as that poster does NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #27

Yes, we're all familiar with your "white privilege" obsession. Cute red face, too. 7962 May 2015 #51

And the South will rise......Assholes blackspade May 2015 #10

Try reading a little better npk May 2015 #64

And that information was in the OP? blackspade May 2015 #71

Black men rarely commit suicide by hanging. 951-Riverside May 2015 #15

"This is without a doubt a white racist attack meant to send a message to black men." Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #17

A black man found hanging in the a rural white area in the deep south is all the evidence I need n/t 951-Riverside May 2015 #18

If our institutions says otherwise, that is all that will be needed officially. NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #28

Is this a rural white area , though...t ms liberty May 2015 #32

that is what i was thinking arely staircase May 2015 #45

Greene Co does have some affluence because of the lake 7962 May 2015 #53

They don'the name roads through white parts of town "MLK Drive" (nt) Recursion May 2015 #44

Nice try though CreekDog May 2015 #47

Do you know something? bvar22 May 2015 #19

Uh, in this racist country, most white people are in on the plan. Just sayin' n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #24

Why are black men different than most men worldwide? FLPanhandle May 2015 #20

Here, for all the lazy bums :) Helen Borg May 2015 #25

But there is no racial breakdown, where the significant difference lies. nt BumRushDaShow May 2015 #33

That category "suffocation/hanging" includes a lot more than hanging caraher May 2015 #37

They specify it's mostly hanging... Helen Borg May 2015 #66

Here it is by race BumRushDaShow May 2015 #30

But it's not broken down by suicide type... Helen Borg May 2015 #67

No BumRushDaShow May 2015 #68

Looks like one would need to dust off Helen Borg May 2015 #69

Sorry but that does not factor in the sociology/cultural habits of groups BumRushDaShow May 2015 #70

And how many decide to commit suicide by hanging themselves Jamastiene May 2015 #40

I agree. FLPanhandle May 2015 #50

Why on earth would you say that? 7962 May 2015 #54

Sorry. FLPanhandle May 2015 #56

I thought we got past this, I guess not. imthevicar May 2015 #21

Depends what "this" actually is. Igel May 2015 #58

According to police the man's feet were found touching the ground npk May 2015 #65

With everthing going on, imthevicar May 2015 #72

How Awful iandhr May 2015 #22

republicans are succeeding in returning us to a time only they miss. NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #26

How many nooses have been found in colleges, or high schools, Judi Lynn May 2015 #31

There have been quite a few noose/racist graffiti/social media hoaxes in the news. Psephos May 2015 #59

all these apologist replies make me very unhappy...n/t luvspeas May 2015 #34

Odd, isn't it? n/t Judi Lynn May 2015 #35

It's good to have actual evidence in this case. Until then, it's all speculation. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #39

I'm afraid you're fighting a losing battle, CG. 7962 May 2015 #55

Strange fruit. KamaAina May 2015 #36

I would guess the cause of death is going to be Jamastiene May 2015 #38

How hard would it be to murder someone by hanging them from a tree? Nye Bevan May 2015 #41

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thespian2 May 2015 #43

This is another lynching IMO 951-Riverside May 2015 #46

Or he is a murderer and didn't want to go back to prison FLPanhandle May 2015 #52

Just sickening. bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #61