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Offline Chris_

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3 Men Indicted for Setting Fire to Black Church After Obama's Election
« on: January 28, 2009, 07:58:34 AM »
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3 Men Indicted for Setting Fire to Black Church After Obama's Election

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. —  Three Massachusetts men have been formally indicted in the torching of a predominantly black church hours after the election of President Barack Obama.

The three were arrested Jan. 16 on a charge of conspiracy to violate the rights of the congregation of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, whose almost-finished new building was nearly destroyed.

A federal grand jury handed up the indictment Tuesday against 22-year-old Benjamin Haskell, 24-year-old Michael Jacques and 21-year-old Thomas Gleason of Springfield.

The men were freed on $100,000 bail under house arrest on Monday. They are scheduled for arraignment on Thursday.

The indictment alleges the men talked about their racial motives before setting the fire.

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Ah...moral relativity.  Burning down a church while thinking bad (idiotic) thoughts is worse than just burning down a church.   :whatever:
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Re: 3 Men Indicted for Setting Fire to Black Church After Obama's Election
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 08:05:28 AM »
I wonder if the arsonist(s) that set fire to Sarah Palin's church will be charged with a hate crime, when/if they are caught?
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Re: 3 Men Indicted for Setting Fire to Black Church After Obama's Election
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 08:06:39 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on January 28, 2009, 08:05:28 AM
I wonder if the arsonist(s) that set fire to Sarah Palin's church will be charged with a hate crime, when/if they are caught?
That wast just an artistic freedom of expression.  [/DUmp mode]
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Re: 3 Men Indicted for Setting Fire to Black Church After Obama's Election
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 08:07:02 AM »
....and it wasn't by the KKK in the south but smack dab in the middle of liberal Kumbya country.
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Re: 3 Men Indicted for Setting Fire to Black Church After Obama's Election
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2009, 08:07:11 AM »
It says "predominantly black" church.

Maybe they were only setting fire to the white parts.
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