re: Mob attack at Memphis gas station caught on camera

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Animal?

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I personally don't like to use racist adjectives to describe people.

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I guess we just have a disconnect. When I state my opposition to hate crime legislation, for example, I often use the James Byrd case.

I state, categorically, that I do not want to inquire into the why, how or when the animals (and I consciously, consistently use that word) decided to kill James Byrd, whether or not he was tall, black or wearing a Colorado Rockies hat - it does not matter to me. I don't care. They are animals that deserve the same treatment other animals get when they go bad - be put down in this case. One of the animals is gone (thankfully), another is awaiting death and the third is serving a life setence. One animal down, one will be (hopefully), and one caged for life.

And they're all whiter than sour cream. So, I guess we just differ on whether or not "animal" is racist.