Florida man charged with hate crime says he ‘only shot a n*gger’

[tawadi]

Source: rawstory.com

By David Edwards
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:20 EDT

Authorities in Port St. Joe, Florida say a man charged with a hate crime felt inconvenienced by his arrest because he had “only shot a n*gger.”

Walton Henry Butler, 59, was arrested by Gulf County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday night for shooting 32-year-old Everett Gant, who is black, in the head with a .22 caliber rifle.

According to a charging affidavit obtained by The Star, Butler had referred to Pamela Rogers’ child and other children at his apartment complex with racial slurs.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/31/florida-man-charged-with-hate-crime-says-he-only-shot-a-ngger/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29

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What scum.

[onehandle]

1. Just another gun used for its intended purpose. nt

[Vogon_Glory]

2. Debit to the White Race n/t

[enlightenment]

3. I feel very sorry for the defense attorney who is assigned to

represent this miserable excuse for a human being.

How do you defend that which has no defense?

[primavera]

13. You and me both

I've been thinking that same thought about the poor schmucks who have to defend James Holmes. What the hell are you supposed to say?

[Auggie]

30. My guess is all they can do is plea bargain for the most favorable time of incarceration ...

though how can it matter? Once in prison this dude is toast.

[whopis01]

34. The only thing I can imagine helps is doing the best job you can

just to make sure there is no possibility of this guy ever getting out on appeal.

Make sure he gets good representation, a fair trial, and that everything goes by the book. All while hoping for a conviction and knowing that doing your job will actually help the conviction stick in the end.

[YvonneCa]

39. Or this case...

...from the same RawStory page:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/26/florida-man-kills-door-to-door-salesman-i%E2%80%99ll-kill-anybody-that-steps-on-my-property/


Awful.

[1StrongBlackMan]

44. Here's to hoping ...

his Public Defender is named "Leroy X", a long-time and active member of the Nation of Islam.

[MADem]

51. Medical incompetence??? What else could there be that might have a rat's ass chance of flying?

Insanity, dementia, incompetence...?

The guy's a scuzzball, regardless.

[SunSeeker]

4. Romney's base. nt

[Lint Head]

5. Sad. Obviously an Obama hater. I wonder what comments will be made on hate sites.

[heaven05]

6. wow

shades 0f 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and the start of the 21st century america.

[Mopar151]

7. Could be a difficult prosecution

Depending on whether they go with "diminished capacity" or "subhuman".

[rexcat]

17. It's Florida...

issues such as diminished capacity or subhuman doesn't matter. On the other hand racism in Florida is rampant and that could be a defense.

[heaven05]

8. well

the difference is: at least he is in jail.

[Posteritatis]

9. Wow. (nt)

[Cryptoad]

10. Gulf County.....

that is "old Florida" people still disappear in the swamps there

[tawadi]

12. Looked at the map

Scenes form the movie 'Deliverance' come to mind.



https://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&channel=s&hl=en-US&q=port+saint+joe+florida&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x889484cfe41c083f:0xb5c741618a791d7c,Port+St+Joe,+FL&gl=us&ei=-xIYUMHFL8b68QHouoCIDQ&ved=0CLMBELYD

[formercia]

40. Spent a few Days there once.

Camped out and feasted on Blue Crabs that we caught at the State Park Beach. Had a kettle of water boiling close by, so it was only seconds to the pot.

[lunatica]

11. He obviously pines for the good old days

When everyone knew their place. I bet he beats his wife and kids too.

[Suji to Seoul]

14. 2012 and this shit still happens!?!?! Speechless.

[freshwest]

15. Did this guy miss the fifties and sixties? Was his brain pickled in a jar for decades? WTF!!!

What a worthless, rabid dog.



But I guess we should expect no less from a nation that tolerates Rush on the airways, and all the rest of them. No fairness doctrine and no provision to use the airways in the public interest, just fascist corporatists.

[Mopar151]

47. Happens when you regularly flood your cerebral cortex

With JAX beer and Faux News.

[olddad56]

16. At least it happened in Florida and not in the US

[KamaAina]

20. ROFL!

[HockeyMom]

21. Something seriously needs to be done about Florida

I have the misfortune to live in this insane state.

[xtraxritical]

25. If I were you I would move to Cuba!

[Citizen Worker]

18. This incident and others like it are illustrative of just how close we are to throwing the ropes

over tree limbs and lynching Black people.

[xtraxritical]

26. Really? One insane old bigot?

[baldguy]

49. It's not just one, and you know it. It's just the tip of the iceberg, fed by RW propaganda.

The GOPs opposition to Obama is based entirely on the color of his skin. They have nothing else.

[4th law of robotics]

56. How do you draw a trend line from an N of 1?

Are you superman?

[ProfessorGAC]

60. At This Point It's A K of 1

Don't you think? This is extrapolation beyond extrapolation.
GAC

[backscatter712]

19. They should bring back Old Sparky for this one.

Fry him in the chair, and make sure they "forget" to wet the sponge.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. Actually, a more fitting punishment would be life with all black guards.

[hamsterjill]

22. I'm a child of the sixties.

This saddens me SO much when I learn there are people who still think this way. I know it's out there, but good grief! He shot a man and all he can think of is the color of the man's skin!

Some of us have come so far. Others of us are just assholes!

[Dustlawyer]

28. You can thank Fox, Rush, O'reilly, Beck and a host of similar hosts!

They have fed the flames of hatred for shameless self promotion.

[Scootaloo]

32. I really hope you didn't think it disappeared

As a "Child of the Sixties," surely you saw plenty of racism. Though you were a child, I'm sure you were at least somewhat familiar with hte jeering, screaming faces of the white people of Little Rock. You heard raucous support for Governor Wallace and Bull Connor. You saw men disgraced for wanting a sandwich, and you saw other children have their skin ripped apart by the fire hoses and dogs.

Tell me you don't think all of that just curled up and died. All those people, young and old? They didn't have a magical epiphany, "oh golly, racism is so wrong!" They just decided to not scream o loud. And like any racist fuck, they passed the hate down to their own kids and grandkids. It's always been there.

[hamsterjill]

36. "I know it's out there"

Did you miss THAT part of my post?

No, I don't think it all went away completely in some magical moment. But back then, I could never have envisioned having a black President. And we have one today. I'm grateful to have been alive to see that happen. So pardon me, if I believe there has been SOME progress.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

38. Racists don't consider black men to be men.

In fact, they consider them to be WORSE than animals because at least with animals they could have some affection, like dogs or cats.

The first step in Civil Rights was to make racists realize they were men.

Remember this?

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This shooter doesn't even consider what he did to be a crime.

[Smilo]

23. This is so hard to read

so much hate against another because of skin color and it is 2012. Where have these people been the last 50 years?

I was also shocked that Butler called 911 himself and was able to finish dinner before the police arrived - WTF?

I do hope Mr. Gant recovers fully and wish him and his family well.

[allan01]

24. re:Florida man charged with hate crime says he ‘only shot a n*gger’

i am so sick of this .i just want to screem. who made you judge , god , and jury. Huh? who made you those . i wish this would stop. this is supposed to be the 21st century, but this discusting stuff still goes on.
man if i were judge id love to throw the perverval book at that gentleman, but then there is court decourm. i am also keeping my cool and not swearing here as we dont have to swear to get our point accross. grr. we bring these people to our country against their will and so fourth and exploit every minority who we feel that we could fleece . stop i say . stop

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. "who made you judge , god , and jury. Huh?"

He would say, "God".

After all, Jesus was a white guy.

Right?

[krispos42]

27. This sounds like something out of a Mark Twain story.

Son of a BITCH!!!!


We all know they think it, but to actually say it? On the record????

[Scootaloo]

29. Wait, he got charged? In Florida?

What a deeply inconsistent place that is! Make up your mind, Florida, either killing a black person makes you a celebrity, or it makes you a criminal. get it the fuck together!

[Ineeda]

35. My brother lives in Marion County, more toward the middle of the state.

Rampant racism territory. He says that his neighbors and acquaintances are befuddled about the presidential election. They hate Romney intensely but can't imagine voting for the n*gger. Thank heavens it's a secret ballot, otherwise some of them would be happy to shoot my brother when he casts his vote for Barack Obama.

[tawadi]

37. Our country seems to be seething with hatred

With no end in sight.

[heaven05]

61. seems

seems? always has. Just that the dark underbelly finally sought the light with Obama as the excuse for it's eruption.

[Cali_Democrat]

41. Gant is in stable condition and is expected to survive

Great news.

Now imprison the racist for the rest of his miserable life.

[tawadi]

42. Do you wonder how many other people may have not survived?

I wonder how many people this shithead Butler might have shot before.

[mercuryblues]

53. That was my

1st thought after reading the article. He was way to calm for this to be his first time shooting someone.

[jpak]

43. More Gun Culture Fun

yup

[proud patriot]

45. my heart just sank reading this

he ate dinner instead of putting pressure on his wound ? I'm literlly disgusted .

[truthisfreedom]

46. Wow, hard head! Lucky!

That dude just put himself behind bars for a long time. What a fucking asshole and idiot. Glad he confessed to a hate crime and minimized the price of prosecution.

[JI7]

48. maybe this is bigoted

but i think most gun nuts are like this guy. i'm not saying every single one. but i would say a large majority have views like him and think they should have the right to do what he did without consequences.

[Remmah2]

50. You got that right.

It certainly is bigoted.

[HooptieWagon]

58. Bullshit.

Most "gun nuts" are not like this guy. 40% of Democrats own guns. DU polls indicate a 50% ownership rate... have you heard a DUer spew racist hate like that?

[Raster]

59. I disagree. This post was alerted on, went to jury and unfortunately my colleagues voted to leave it

You know very well your posting is bigoted and paints "most gun nuts" with a broad, bigoted and racist brush, and that I do not believe is the case.

While I am not a "gun nut," I come from a Southern Arizona family where EVERYONE owns guns and hunts. And I can assure you, they no more believe and behave as this racist asshole than I do. A large majority of my Southern Arizona family and friends are Democrats and helped elect President Obama.

[NickB79]

62. I'd bet you are friends with many gun owners

Odds are you are, since almost half of all homes have a gun in them, but you don't even know it, because they are good, decent people completely unlike this asshole.

[struggle4progress]

52. Super-Racist Walton Henry Butler Shoots Black Man in Face, Eats Dinner, Cops Say

By Rich Abdill Tue., Jul. 31 2012 at 2:12 PM

... The victim, 32-year-old Everett Gant, had gone to Butler's apartment to confront him about calling a child a "nigger" and making "several racial remarks to the black children in the apartment complex," according to the police report. Butler allegedly responded by shooting him in the face with a .22-caliber rifle.

The rest can be best explained by the probable-cause affidavit from the Gulf County Sheriff's Office (We also put the cover page online, if you're curious):

After Walt Butler shot Everett Gant he stated he shut the sliding glass door with Everett Gant lying outside the door, called 911 then funished cooking supper, sat at the kitchen table and began eating.

When Sheriff Nugent arrived on scene he made contact with Butler by phone. Butler told him to come in he was eating dinner and had put up the gun. Butler was sitting at the table and acted as if it was an inconvenienced [sic] when he was asked to stand up and handcuffs were put on. He said he did not understand the problem he had only shot a nigger ...

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/07/walton_henry_butler_on_hate_cr.php

[lilithsrevenge12]

54. Sometimes I wonder...

If global warming putting this state underwater would be a good thing...I would miss the beaches though

[Ash_F]

64. On the bright side, there'd be new beaches. /nt

[4th law of robotics]

55. You know that "right to remain silent" . . . yeah that's for your benefit

idiot.

I don't envy his (likely) court-appointed attorney.

[patricia92243]

57. I assume he was "standing his ground." (Sarcasm)

[Marrah_G]

63. I wish I beleived in hell