Three football players were accused of assaulting a black,disabled team-mate with a coat hanger, and the aftermath has torn apart this mostly white town
The young black man sat in a tremendous leather chair in his lawyer’s office, and recounting the song that one of his team-mates on the Dietrich tall school football team had taught him. He sang it,the lawyer said, “like it was the Star-Spangled Banner. He didn’t know what it meant.” “Moon man, or moon man,can’t you see,” he sang, or “Spics and niggers need to hang from trees.” Related: White football player accused of raping black,disabled team-mate avoids prison Related: Idaho judge says rape is 'a direct consequence of the social media system' It’s made it hard for the other kids. They don’t want to be known for that. They shouldn’t beContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com