White Family With Black Foster Child Awakens To Burning Cross

[Are_grits_groceries]

A 6-foot tall burning cross gave view to a side of one small Pennsylvania community that Joe and Candy Walbeck never knew existed.

The couple was shocked to find the charred remains of what was once a staple in the old south upon their doorstep.

Residing in a predominately white neighborhood, the Walbecks have been a staple with the community for many years, often adopting imperiled children as a means to spread to spread their own kind of love. This heinous mental assault marks the first time that the couple has been targeted for a hate crime.

The latest addition to the Walbeck family, Shaq, is a linebacker and fullback for local United High School; he is the family's first Black child.

Local officials are unsure as to whether the cross burning had any affiliation with the United High's football loss.

http://hiphopwired.com/2009/11/18/white-family-with-black-foster-child-awaken-to-burning-cross/

Meh! Bigots playing with matches.

[Union Yes]

1. Terrorized by terrorists. Sad. Pure hate crime.

[Robyn66]

2. The love and compassion of these christians never ceases to amaze me

:puke:

[BennyD]

3. Anyone who would burn a cross in someones yard or have racist views ISN'T a "Christian." n/t

[Robyn66]

5. OBVIOUSLY! I was being sarcastic

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. No True Scotsman fallacy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

[SteppingRazor]

8. I don't know that this example fits the fallacy.

To quote from the Wiki article you posted "In situations where the subject's status is previously determined by specific behaviors, the fallacy does not apply. For example, it is perfectly justified to say, "No true vegetarian eats meat," because not eating meat is the single thing that precisely defines a person as a vegetarian."

[applegrove]

4. I hope they catch the assholes!!

[chill_wind]

7. "30 years ago, you could see it back then"?

"It's just crazy. Something like this happened maybe 30 years ago or something you could see it back then, but now I thought everybody's got over this kind of stuff you know," said Walbeck.

http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=11522967

Did he really mean to say that?