Hate mail targets Black NFL players

[Fleshdancer]

I just heard on Headline news that African-American football players are receiving racist letters. I caught the tail end of the report so I don't know how many players have been targeted, but the report said the letters contained veiled threats. One letter said "black people shouldn't even be allowed to play sports" among other things.

First of all, how stupid do you have to be to start a fight with a football player??? Golf players, sure, you might have a chance, but football? (pardon my attempt at finding a little humor in such a disgusting situation)

Racism is far from dead in this country. It's time to start the dialogue again.

on edit: found the link:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/12/04/hate.mail.ap/index.html

[DrWeird]

1. I'm going to assume...

there was no return address?

[Fleshdancer]

5. good question

I feel the need to research this a little further. If it's on headline news, then there's probably a story on it on the internet somewhere.

Hate mail is so chicken shit.

[Loonman]

2. From Freerepublic, obviously

That's what they do for fun over there.

[tom_paine]

4. Or Lucianne.com

Also the home of future Soviet-style Bushevik Monsters...

[eissa]

3. They should look for traces

of oxytin in the letters -- I'm sure Rush has something to do with this!

[Fleshdancer]

6. Ha!

sounds about right

[VelmaD]

7. Hey now...

you can do a lot of damage with a 7 iron to the skull. Golfers come armed. :-)

[Fleshdancer]

8. I found the link to the story!

Here's more info:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/12/04/hate.mail.ap/index.html

"There have been 11 or 12 letters directed to prominent individuals throughout the United States over the past two years," special agent Robert Hawk of the FBI's Cleveland office told the Post on Wednesday. "These letters contained veiled threats. There were overtures of violence."

The NFL's memo said at least six letters have been sent directly to players, their teams and their cheerleaders. One letter was sent to a New Jersey amusement park where a player was scheduled to appear.

Threats of violence have escalated with each letter, the memo said.

[MrBenchley]

9. Here's another...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031204/sp_nm/nfl_hatemail_dc_1

Wonder if this doesn't have something to do with Rush getting his butt booted off ESPN...

You might recall that when Bob Grant was fired from WABC for racist remarks, his followers showered folks like Bill Cosby and Al Roker with death threats.