Nope, none of this teabagger stuff is bringing out racial tension. Why would you ask?

[ezgoingrl]

A man beat an Army reservist in front of a Morrow Cracker Barrel, yelling racial slurs at her as he kicked her in the head, Morrow police said. The assault happened in front of the woman’s 7-year old daughter, who stood there, crying, witnesses told police.

Morrow police arrested Troy Dale West of Poulan after reviewing a video surveillance tape and talking to customers. He was charged with battery, disorderly conduct and cruelty to children.

The woman and her daughter were leaving the South Lake Plaza Drive restaurant last Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. as West was heading inside, Capt. James Callaway of the Morrow Police Department said.

The restaurant doorway nearly struck the woman’s daughter, prompting her to tell West, “Sir, you almost hit my daughter with the door, could you please be careful,” Callaway said.

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Sadly there's more at the link: http://tinyurl.com/nyrslb

[slampoet]

1. I see situations where i have to tell people to have some common decency every damn day.

I am getting sick of it.

[ezgoingrl]

2. This is pathetic.

I have a niece and a nephew who are biracial. I'm getting more and more concerned that they are going to see something and/or hear something really ugly. I live in rural Oklahoma, so the odds are high anyway. The way things are going I'm worried it's going to be a certainty.

Edit to add: What happened to common decency? Did it ever really exist?

[CurtEastPoint]

3. I am ashamed this happened right down the road from me but...

it can and does happen anywhere.

I did look at the pic of this dude and hating to judge from appearances but he looks like the 'angry' type.

[redqueen]

4. What a cowardly piece of $#&^.

[YOY]

10. With a sweet sweet mullet of freedom.

n.t.

[ezgoingrl]

5. How does one not return their hate with more hate?

I wanna rip his lungs out or worse.

[FiveGoodMen]

7. My fantasy involves crushing most of his bones then covering him with jelly and fire ants

[ezgoingrl]

6. Off topic but thanks for recommending my thread.

eom

[NickB79]

8. How is it that people like this don't get their asses beaten by other patrons and passersby?

There is no way I could stand back if I were witnessing an incident like this. At least verbally confront the fucker to get his attention off the woman, something until police arrived.

[ezgoingrl]

9. Probably because there's a good chance the guy has a gun.

I mean, they take their weapons to within feet of where the President of the United States is speaking. Why wouldn't they have one at the freakin Cracker Barrel?

[CakeGrrl]

11. It's that Joe Wilson attitude

No respect for the office or the uniform if a person of color occupies it.

Piece of shit, this loser is. He needs to be brought up on a hate crime and the child cruelty charge. Throw the book at him.

:grr:

[Mz Pip]

12. Waiting for this to hit Drudge and

have Rush comment on how it's all Obama's fault.