sometimes people still shock me

[benjamin-benjamin]

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****r.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/31/florida-man-charged-with-hate-crime-says-he-only-shot-a-ngger/

 

[jspeligene]

You know what they say...."You can't fix stupid"

 

[dennishoddy]

Thats pretty sad. At his age, its doubtful, he will ever see the light of day unless there are vertical shadows on it.

 

[poopgiggle]

Florida is the trashcan of the South.

You know every jerkass peckerwood you've met in the Deep South? I don't mean Oklahoma. None of this plains-state-cowboy stuff. Cowboys have this weird kind of egalitarianism that couldn't ever abide slavery. I mean the states where they watch Gone With The Wind and don't root for General Sherman. States where they eat boiled peanuts.

All of their inbred, outcast family all live in Florida.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

Florida is the trashcan of the South.

You know every jerkass peckerwood you've met in the Deep South? I don't mean Oklahoma. None of this plains-state-cowboy stuff. Cowboys have this weird kind of egalitarianism that couldn't ever abide slavery. I mean the states where they watch Gone With The Wind and don't root for General Sherman. States where they eat boiled peanuts.

All of their inbred, outcast family all live in Florida.

egalitarianism = equal

 

[RickN]

I know it is just because we get more news, but it sure seems like people are getting worse by the day.

 

[hermnrob]

All their inbed, outcast family moved to Florida thats why I moved out! I was born and raised in Florida, taught to respect all people of every race, creed or gender and taught right from wrong. It's not a State that can be blamed for Evil, it's the person or people doing the evil act. Every State has good people and evil people. I believe society is getting worst because they are not taught that there are consequenses for your action or dont care.

The good thing is, I can still get boiled peanuts in Tenn! :lol:

 

[Jefpainthorse]

Depends were your at in Florida
Still a few pockets of people wearing bed sheets in Lower Alabama and SuperSouth Georgia.

The worst bigots I ever met down there were transplants from Boston Mass and Brooklyn,NYC .... Some of the folk from Northern New Jersey could be awfully crude too.

Cattle country has always has a fair amount of Blacks. Kansas in particular.

I've lived all over the country- but have southern roots.... I will tell you that more KKK members lived in the Detroit metro than a couple of whole southern states a few years ago.

 

[McGuire]

Wow...Id just like to point out the fact that you are using bigotry to mock a bigot...

real classy...

and Im from Florida...so F*** you....

 

[Jefpainthorse]

Mc Guire.. I try not to paint with a broad brush. If the shoe doesnt fit... It won't fit.

Most native floridians (west and north anyway) are pretty decent, god fearing folks.
If you read my post.... Most of my observation was transplants from the northeast.

The problem has been --- the culture has been over run and Florida's southern and old "cracker" culture has diminished with the wanton growth and development

( btw Florida crackers are cattlemen with 300 years of heritage going back to Spain)