A Hanging in Bladen County

[ronburgundy]

You're both wrong. I was making a joke by pointing out that a racist murder in a trailer park would be not be too surprising. While closer to JH's interpretation, the joke doesn't presume that is was in fact a racist murder, just that such an explanation is made more plausible by the fact that it occurred in a trailer park.

Going beyond that, and assuming there is evidence of it being murder, how plausible is it that it was racially motivated? I am guessing that any applications of statistical info related to such types of crimes (such as would be done by a competent FBI agent) would find that a racial motivation for such a murder is highly plausible. Hanging people is a rather needlessly involved method just to kill them. It implies an attempt to send a message. It is also tough to do for a single perp, unless he killed or drugged the victim first, then hung him. If he was killed by the hanging itself, then there is a high probability that it was a group of people involved who went out of their way the use the method of hanging to kill this black man. Any rational observer would consider racism as one of the more plausible motives for such a murder.

So Athena, given that racism is in fact a highly plausible factor, if this was a murder, did you really post this with no thought that it might be an instance of modern lynching? Was the only reason you put this in "politics" because it suggests that this DA is incompetent?

Wether or not it is a lynching is not a point one can make without a thorough investigation. Such an investigation was denied in this case, and that is an afront to the deceased, his family and the community at large. Before you get to lynching, you need to deal with the worth of the deceased. It is custom here to count black life cheap, and that is why we fight, why we protest, and why I posted.

Black Lives Matter

Is there any evidence that white people who die by hanging are given a more thorough investigation into the possibility of murder?

Given the rarity of homicidal hanging in both absolute terms and relative to suicidal hanging, it is rational for cops to assume that hangings are 99% likely to be suicides unless there is good evidence otherwise. Investigative resources are highly finite and limited. Choices must be made about the relative probability of being able to prosecute crimes, and the first factor in that choice is the probability that any crime occurred. So, the question is whether there are enough indicators of homicide to produce a great enough shift the a priori 99:1 odds in favor of suicide to warrant using resources on more extensive investigation which inherently requires putting less resources elsewhere. Yes, we should not be spending resources on prostitution and drugs, but until we as a society make the decision to legalize those, it is not the cops fault for spending resources on them.

 

[credoconsolans]

Last I read, his shoes were missing which is why his family became suspicious.

Who normally steals shoes these days?

 

[Derec]

Last I read, his shoes were missing which is why his family became suspicious.

Who normally steals shoes these days?

It happens.
Trio found guilty of killing Gwinnett teen for shoes
Police: Teen killed VUU student-athlete over sneakers

 

[AthenaAwakened]

Last I read, his shoes were missing which is why his family became suspicious.

Who normally steals shoes these days?

It is not just that his shoes were missing, the shoes he had on were not his and 2 sizes too small.

 

[Derec]

It is not just that his shoes were missing, the shoes he had on were not his and 2 sizes too small.

A feeble attempt to cover up the theft, probably.
How was the rally today?

 

[AthenaAwakened]

It is not just that his shoes were missing, the shoes he had on were not his and 2 sizes too small.

A feeble attempt to cover up the theft, probably.
How was the rally today?

You can check out the rally Monday, 7pm

They will be broadcasting the Livestream they couldn't get up today.

For those of you who attempted to tune in to today's "March for Justice for Lennon Lacy" via LiveStream, we apologize for the technical difficulties that kept us from getting a broadcast signal out. However, this powerful event will be re-broadcast in it's entiretly this Monday, December 15th, at 7pm and may be viewed by clicking on the link below:
https://new.livestream.com/accounts/5188266/events/3655944

I went to a Die In yesterday, and then to a strategy meeting last night that went way too long and when My alarm woke me up this morning, I hit the button and went back to sleep so I did not make the 60 mile drive to Bladenboro.

I have gotten reports it went well.

 

[credoconsolans]

Last I read, his shoes were missing which is why his family became suspicious.

Who normally steals shoes these days?

It happens.
Trio found guilty of killing Gwinnett teen for shoes
Police: Teen killed VUU student-athlete over sneakers

So were his shoes something worth stealing? Like expensive athletic shoes?