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A complete failure in the victim selection process

Skinhead Decides to Attack Black Man Wearing a "Spokane Boxing Club Champion" T-Shirt

My favorite line

Abbey told authorities he thought Baker hit him with a "brick."

Hat tip Salamander, who, from what I hear, actually does hit people with bricks.

posted @ 12/13/2011 12:26:04 PM

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Pyrotek85 says:

on 12/13/2011 1:12:17 PM

LOL

This was in July too, so I bet it would have been easy to see that he was pretty ripped

Monte says:

on 12/13/2011 2:44:30 PM

Is this a real story, or is it a parable about the recent fight for gun rights in the United States? If it's the latter, it needs two punches (one each for Heller and McDonald). =D

AMB says:

on 12/13/2011 6:04:10 PM

I lived in Spokane (just across the state line from Coeur d'Alene) for eight years. It's a nice town, but the area is, regrettably, home to a number of White Supremacist groups. They're definitely in decline, but still a major problem for the community.

The last winter I was there, they drove through a predominately minority neighborhood scattering racist literature.

They also planted a (poorly-made, probably non-functional) pipebomb at the Lilac Parade a few years ago.

Kudos to Mr. Baker on how he comported himself. Left the bar first to avoid conflict then, when conflict was unavoidable, resolved it with the least force possible.

Melody Byrne says:

on 12/14/2011 1:54:11 AM

1. failure in victim selection process
2. failure in location selection process

After a full decade of Kootenai County (where Bayview is, on the south end of Lake Pend Oreille) and the counties around it doing their best to chase all of the supremacist groups out of town, people are a little... touchy about racism. Downright indignant at any indication of racism really.

JD's is a shithole to be sure, but if you read the original account you find that many of the patrons served as willing and honest witnesses to the incident. Also, the sheriff's offices around here don't take too well to that kind of harassment.

Oh, and of course, the moron's real first mistake was being from California.

Caleb says:

on 12/14/2011 3:08:44 AM

Wow. I do not contest that Abbey's behavior was inappropriate, but a felony charge—forfeiting his right to own a firearm—over this encounter is questionable in my mind.

Tam says:

on 12/14/2011 7:07:25 AM

Caleb,

"Under Idaho's Malicious Harassment Act, it is a felony to maliciously harass any person because of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, and carries with it a possible sentence of up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine."

I think it's a bogus felony, but it's a felony.

Misdemeanor assault, X months in jail... minus time served being out cold on the sidewalk.

Gerry says:

on 12/14/2011 10:40:47 AM

Sorry, that's felony stupid.

Jon says:

on 12/14/2011 2:32:50 PM

Between this and the racoon story, my ribs hurt from laughing! Damn funny stuff today, Robb.

jb

mariner says:

on 12/15/2011 6:46:13 PM

Not a *complete* failure -- he's still alive.

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