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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolice confront man who was threatening members at South Richmond (black) church
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_8764390a-079c-530a-9ee0-11c58084ec5f.htmlPolice confronted a man outside a South Richmond church who was beating on a church door, yelling racial slurs and threatening the congregation during a regular Thursday night service, according to police and one witness.
A police officer who was working security at United Nations Church International in the 5200 block of Midlothian Turnpike pointed a gun at the man, thinking he had a knife, according to police Capt. Chris Gleason.
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The incident started about 8:45 p.m. when children inside the black church saw a white man banging on the door, using a racial slur and saying, "You're taking over," according to Lydia Jones, a church member.....
A police officer who was working security at United Nations Church International in the 5200 block of Midlothian Turnpike pointed a gun at the man, thinking he had a knife, according to police Capt. Chris Gleason.
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The incident started about 8:45 p.m. when children inside the black church saw a white man banging on the door, using a racial slur and saying, "You're taking over," according to Lydia Jones, a church member.....
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Police confront man who was threatening members at South Richmond (black) church (Original Post)
uppityperson
Jun 2015
OP
Edited the headline to clarify that as the story said, it is a black church, racist slurs were yelle
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#3
WTF?? Is this the latest RacistMotherFuckers meme? Black folks "taking over"?
Stinky The Clown
Jun 2015
#5
What I fear is the legitimization of racism, much deeper than copycat crimes.
Eleanors38
Jun 2015
#8
Rex
(65,616 posts)1. Cue the foaming, racist shitstains - emerging from whatever rock they live under.
Great. Just what we need, more crazy-evil-stupid white men foaming at the mouth. Intent on hurting innocent black people. These assholes listened to Hate Radio for decades and now they want the race war they fantasize about as they watch life pass them by.
Locrian
(4,522 posts)2. I see
More "attacks on Christians" will be the headline...
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)3. Edited the headline to clarify that as the story said, it is a black church, racist slurs were yelle
Locrian
(4,522 posts)10. sorry
I missed the tag on my post.
Referring to the idiots on talk shows claiming the recent obvious racist attacks were actually attacks on christians because they were in a church....
Android3.14
(5,402 posts)4. "Police did not identify the man"
Gee, that's going to help.
Stinky The Clown
(67,812 posts)5. WTF?? Is this the latest RacistMotherFuckers meme? Black folks "taking over"?
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)7. Actually, the "taking over" crap is rather old...
When I was young, that B.S. was fairly common among racists; even heard it from a relative.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)6. Let us hope that there are no copy-cat crimes.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)8. What I fear is the legitimization of racism, much deeper than copycat crimes.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)9. Right and that is happening through the propaganda from media, rw churches, etc.