joether
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ORIGINAL: Kirata Authorities: Gay slur carved into Utah man's arm was staged SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A man who reported someone beat him and carved a homophobic slur into his arm staged the attacks, authorities in rural Utah said Tuesday... The purported attacks began with a beating at his family's pizza business in April that left Jones with head and facial bruising. Five days later, the family's home was found spray-painted with a homophobic slur. On June 10, a rock and a molotov cocktail were thrown through the window of the home. That same day, the business was spray-painted, broken into and robbed of $1,000. Jones told KSL-TV earlier this month he believed he was targeted because he is gay. Dekker said prosecutors are considering possible charges including filing a false report and reckless burning. Black Suspect Arrested After Racist Message Discovered Outside Predominately Black Church COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police believe he left racist messages outside a church. Vincent Broughton, 44, who is black, is facing charges for committed a bias-motivated crime and disorderly conduct. The signs were posted outside the New Covenant church that is predominately attended by African Americans. One sign references the KKK. Another reads, “Black men beware, you are the target.” The messages had the congregation on edge. “We locked our doors this morning, so we were inside, but it shouldn’t be that way. You shouldn’t have to lock your doors in the church, it’s just… I’m speechless,” said Pastor Roland Joyner. This shit isn't helping. There is a metaphor here to being poor. That many people are poor, but folks like you, Kirata, would find the one individual whom is abusing the system when they easily have resources from other areas. But that you dont stop there, but simply assume the same sort of 'identity' (for lack of a better wording) is common across everyone that is poor. Even though in reality, that one person is in the tiny minority of the 1-2% of the total population. An the rest of the poor really could use the programs given their situation is honestly 'fucked'. This stuff also undermines both the gay and black communities who may have legitimate reasons to being upset when something like this is done to them. That people will associate the the legitimate issue for the fake one that took place as justification to do nothing (and thus, allow the problem to grow further).
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