Poll: Hate crime charges for Obama effigy? at On the Beat in the Bluegrass

Poll: Hate crime charges for Obama effigy?

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on October 31, 2008

. Tags: Barack Obama, effigy, UKPD, University of Kentucky.

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Two men accused of hanging an effigy of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on the University of Kentucky campus pleaded not guilty Friday in Fayette District Court. Their attorney said afterward that the incident has been “blown out of proportion.”

1 Response to “Poll: Hate crime charges for Obama effigy?”

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1 mike
November 2, 2008 at 10:08 am

Depicting a lynching of anyone(of color) can be construed as a catalyst for “hate crimes”.It sets this state even further back than it already is.Good example of typical “redneck” mentality that is widespread in this backward culture.

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