SC police: Black man shot to death, body dragged

[babylonsister]

"Possible" hate crime? What other term might apply? :wtf:

SC police: Black man shot to death, body dragged
By Associated Press


The shooting death of a black man whose body was dragged for several miles is being investigated as a possible hate crime after a white man was arrested, South Carolina's state police chief said.

The FBI was in Newberry County in central South Carolina on Wednesday assisting in the investigation of the shooting death of Anthony Hill, 30, State Law Enforcement Division director Reggie Lloyd said.

"We don't yet have a definitive motive for all this," Lloyd said.

Hill's body was found around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Highway 176 and Newberry County sheriff's deputies followed a trail of blood to the home of Gregory Collins.

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http://www.salon.com/wires/us/2010/06/03/D9G3P80O2_us_south_carolina_body_dragged/index.html

[Dogmudgeon]

1. "What other term might apply?"

-- "Investigation still underway"

-- "Police are still gathering evidence"

-- "District Attorney still drawing up the indictment"

-- "Suspect may have committed other crimes"

-- "Suspect may have committed other crimes in other jurisdictions"

When there's a black guy -- or anyone, for that matter -- who takes a bullet and is dragged behind a motor vehicle, you can be sure there is going to be a thorough investigation. This one ain't going away any time soon. It sure looks like South Carolina will have to release a pot smoker in the near future to make room in their correctional system.

--d!

[Scuba]

2. We can't release those dopers. They're dangerous!

[hatrack]

4. "Police suspect foul play"

:eyes:

[leftofcool]

3. Hate crime? No doubt! 1st degree murder? Absolutely!

[newtothegame]

5. Were the Wichita murders a hate crime?

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

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/carr_brothers/index.html

While there should certainly be severe punishment here, there needs to be equal justice; if you see no evidence of a hate crime in the Wichita murders, then there is no evidence of a hate crime here either.

[struggle4progress]

6. Deputies: Teenager Kills, Drags Co-Worker With Truck

Detectives Investigating Case As Potential Hate Crime
POSTED: 6:05 am EDT June 3, 2010
UPDATED: 9:57 am EDT June 3, 2010

... Investigators said .. said they threw tear gas into the mobile home because Collins would not come out. Inside, detectives said they found several high-powered weapons, including assault rifles. They arrested Collins and charged him with murder ...

Investigators said Collins shot 30-year-old Anthony Hill in the head, used a rope to tie him to a truck and then dragged him 10 miles along Orchard Park Trail to Highway 176. Investigators said the rope snapped in an area near Pomaria Garmany Elementary School ...

Foster told a group of reporters during a news conference Wednesday afternoon that he had never seen anything like the crime during his time in law enforcement ...

The coroner's office said Hill was identified through fingerprints and tattoos. Detectives said Hill and Collins worked at the Louis Rich Manufacturing Plant in Newberry ...

http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/23777738/detail.html