Scott calls for "deeper investigation" into cross burnings
A "deeper investigation" of cross burnings near Meggett and a web site photo depicting a lynching is needed because blacks in the Ravenel area feel threatened, said Dot Scott, president of the Charleston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
"There's some really unlawful, illegal behavior going on out there. We are the victims, those black folks who live in that area and have to see that cross," Scott said.
Scott said she spoke Tuesday with the national headquarters of the NAACP regarding her concerns. She also called the FBI to discuss the issue. The FBI has said the photo does not meet the legal standard for a hate crime in part because it does not target an identified individual. Scott countered that the black community in the Ravenel, Hollywood and Meggett area is targeted by such behavior.
"She's worked up because she wants it (web photo) to be a hate crime," said Denise Taiste, FBI public affairs specialist. The role of the First Amendment in guaranteeing freedom of expression is an issue when evaluating the photo. "He's just expressing himself," Taiste said. The FBI takes the matter seriously. "It's nothing that we put under the doormat either," she said.
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forget (anonymous) says...
To me, it looks like a few teenagers did something stupid. They figured it would get some attention. They didn't bank on it going this far. The people in the area are no more threatened today than they were 2 months ago. She also said "we are the victims". She lives in Meggett?
I personally think she and her group need to be more concerned about the level of crime just this past weekend alone.
September 23, 2008 at 2:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
summerville_guy (anonymous) says...
Dot Scott, just go away.
September 23, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NativeSC (anonymous) says...
I love how she says "We are the victim"? What are you the vicitm of, you dumb bitch? How can any intelligent person let this idiot speak for them?
September 23, 2008 at 2:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
redneckgirl (anonymous) says...
Dot Scott needs to focus her attention on bringing down the black on black crime. I know someone who knows these kids and they ARE good kids who made a remarkably stupid decision but they did NOT committ a crime
September 23, 2008 at 3:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
IKnowMe (anonymous) says...
So it's a funny prank to burn a cross (a historical symbol of racism)? You posters are so pathetic. "We are the victim" is an accurate statement. If someone had lynched a gay person or threatened to, don't you think the gay community would rally to that person's side? This city is so one-sided it's sad! I do think that the NAACP should focus on black-on-black crimes and, yes, sometimes I think that the NAACP can be pretty "extravagant" in their accusations of racism...but burning a cross is complete disrespect and the persons who did this should be brought to justice!
September 23, 2008 at 3:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
militarywf4lf (anonymous) says...
"There's some really unlawful, illegal behavior going on out there. We are the victims, those black folks who live in that area and have to see that cross," Scott said.
Correct... Ms Scott, illegal behavior is going on out there, also in N Chas, Charleston City, West Ashley, Colleton County, black folks should see that they are victims, victims of their own race that are killing themselves off little by little every day.
If you live the lifestyle, you die by the lifestyle.
No one person is better then another based on their race or up-bringing. We are all responsible for our own actions. What these " white" kids did was stupid, yes, but what kids of other races are doing daily is also stupid, and majority of the time consist of alot more serious offenses.
I wish for once that Ms Scott would take a look outside of her little "black and white" world and see the true colors around her.
September 23, 2008 at 4:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
forget (anonymous) says...
What kind of "justice"? Just out of curiousity, what should the punishment be for something like this? No one said it was a "funny prank", we said it was a stupid prank they pulled that went a little further than they had imagined.
There weren't any REAL victims here.
September 23, 2008 at 4:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BulldogTLC (anonymous) says...
"It's unfortunate that's the case but I understand. There's not an identifiable victim. Maybe at some point, South Carolina can get some stronger laws. I'm pleased with what they have done this far," Scott said.
This was from the other article about this same incident. So is she please or not?
September 23, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
UberSCwasp (anonymous) says...
*yawn*
September 23, 2008 at 6:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
goosecreek_guy (anonymous) says...
Seriously... this "Dot Scott" should vanish
September 23, 2008 at 7:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ironhorse (anonymous) says...
Posted by IKnowMe "So it's a funny prank to burn a cross (a historical symbol of racism)? "
The cross is a historic symbol of Christianity!
The NAA Colored People is a historical symbol of racism!
September 23, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ironhorse (anonymous) says...
Posted by IKnowMe "If someone had lynched a gay person or threatened to, don't you think the gay community would rally to that person's side?"
To this lonely person who is obviously intimately in touch with himself:..I would NEVER suggest you are a Freddy Mercury fan or that you have a Village People poster next to the roll-a-way bed you sleep on in your mother's basement!
But I am curious, do you prefer the policeman, the construction worker, the sailor, or the Indian?
September 23, 2008 at 10:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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