re: Describe a racist event that happened to you in your life.

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Yeah it gets pretty bad in the Orange-Vidor area. Still hear about how it's still considered a sun-down town. Meaning you don't want to be alone there at night if you're not white. I remember a story that was really wild a few years back about a black guy who was tied to the back of a truck and drug a couple miles down a dirt road until he died by the KKK

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that was in Jasper

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The dragging was in jasper I believe.
I'm also pretty sure there was a sign in vidor in reference to the sun going down.

Jasper isn't in that area?

Apparently, referring to black restaurant patrons as "Canadians" is now also racist according to the TD admins and can get your post whacked.

Funny cause the black servers called them that too.

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What the media did not report, how convenient, was both guys were on the same cell block together in prison for many years before this happened. The was an old prison dispute/drug related death. Not KKK

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I never heard anything about them being cell mates. I know the guys who committed the murder were in Jail together.

For anyone who wants to know more



Wikipedia excerpt
On June 7, 1998, Byrd, age 49, accepted a ride from Shawn Berry (age 24), Lawrence Russell Brewer (age 31) and John King (age 23). Berry, who was driving, was acquainted with Byrd from around town. Instead of taking Byrd home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town, beat him severely, urinated on him and chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for approximately 1.5 miles. Brewer later claimed that Byrd's throat had been slashed by Berry before he was dragged. However, forensic evidence suggests that Byrd had been attempting to keep his head up while being dragged, and an autopsy suggested that Byrd was alive during much of the dragging. Byrd died after his right arm and head were severed when his body hit a culvert.Byrd's brain and skull were found intact, further suggesting he maintained consciousness while being dragged.

Berry, Brewer and King dumped the mutilated remains of the body in front of an African-American church on Huff Creek Road, then drove off to a barbecue. Along the area where Byrd was dragged, police found a wrench with "Berry" written on it. They also found a lighter that was inscribed with "Possum", which was King's prison nickname. The following morning, Byrd's limbs were found scattered across a seldom-used road. The police found 81 places that were littered with Byrd's remains. State law enforcement officials, along with Jasper's District Attorney, determined that since Brewer and King were well-known white supremacists, the murder was a hate crime. They decided to call upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation less than 24 hours after the discovery of Byrd's remains.

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Honestly 98% of the time I am a very nice and considerate guy. At least I think so. I had other stuff going on and I was being pissy. I know that isn't an excuse

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Well, in that case I completely understand as I have a hard time putting up with ignorant people as well, such as someone walking up to anyone in Best Buy in a blue polo and asking them for service.