Jury awards $2.5 million to teen beaten by Klan members - CNN.com


"A jury awarded $2.5 million in damages on Friday to a Kentucky teenager who was severely beaten by members of a Ku Klux Klan group ... An all-white jury of seven men and seven women deliberated for five hours after three days of testimony. The suit alleged that Edwards, Hensley, and the Imperial Klans of America as a whole incited its members to use violence against minorities....:

"The people of Meade County, Kentucky, have spoken loudly and clearly. And what they've said is that ethnic violence has no place in our society, that those who promote hate and violence will be held accountable and made to pay a steep price," Dees said."

Kudos, Kentuckians! I've had the honor of hearing Morris Dees in person twice -- he's so inspiring!

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Reading is Fundamental.

It is about time.

What I didn't like about the CNN story is this quote - It almost seems to imply that had he ACTUALLY been a Latino it would have been different?

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Mary

I disagree. I read it as he was targeted for his race or country of origin (or perceived race/origin), which is always wrong.

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Reading is Fundamental.

I think that would be true if they had left out the word "wrongfully".

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Mary