Illinois airman victim of cross burning

[unhappycamper]

Illinois airman victim of cross burning
By Seamus O’Connor - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Dec 18, 2007 19:20:48 EST

An airman at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., was the victim of a possible hate crime.

Police found a burning cross on the airman’s front lawn in the town of Belleville, just outside the base, on Dec. 8.

Neither the police nor base officials released the airman’s name, though a report in the Belleville News-Democrat cited a neighbor who said an airman and his wife lived in the home where the cross was burned.

A statement from the Belleville Police Dept. said the cross was about 5 feet tall, made of wooden two-by-fours. The bottom two feet of the cross were burned when police arrived on scene, and racial epithets were written on the cross in black marker, the statement said. A neighbor reported the crime to police while the airman was not at home.

“KKK” and “white power” were written on the cross, the News-Democrat quoted Police Chief William Clay as saying.


Rest of article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/12/airforce_scott_crossburning_071218/

[NMMNG]

1. Despicable

I deplore bigotry.

[tsuki]

2. And how does this figure into a bigot's head, Support the Troops. nt