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Eight arrested in Klan-related killing

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  1. Rocket River

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    I guess republicans ain't the only ones eating their own - Rocket River


    http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/11/klan.slaying/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

    Eight arrested in Klan-related killing, police sayStory Highlights
    Suspects recruited Oklahoma woman to join Klan, Louisiana police say

    She was shot after demanding to be taken to nearby town, authorities say

    Eight suspects are accused of trying to cover up killing

    One man is charged with second-degree murder






    (CNN) -- Eight people were arrested Tuesday, one on a charge of murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman at a remote Louisiana campsite during what police say was an initiation ceremony for the Ku Klux Klan.


    Some of the eight suspects tried to conceal the woman's killing, police said.
    2 of 2 The woman, whose identity has not been confirmed, was recruited over the Internet to join the Klan by the suspects, said Capt. George Bonnett of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.

    The woman traveled from Oklahoma to Louisiana for the ceremony and was taken to a campsite near Sun, Louisiana, about 60 miles north of New Orleans.

    On Sunday, the woman asked to be taken from the camp to a nearby town. An argument ensued, and the woman was fatally shot by the group's leader, Bonnett said.

    Some of the suspects then tried to conceal the killing by burning the woman's personal items, he said.

    Police received a tip about the killing and found the woman's body hidden under loose brush alongside a road, Bonnett said. The suspects, most of whom were still in the woods near the campsite several miles from where the body was found, were taken into custody without incident, he said.

    The group's leader, identified as Chuck Foster, 44, was charged with second-degree murder. The others were charged with lesser crimes related to trying to conceal the killing, Bonnett said.

    Authorities found weapons, several flags and six Klan uniforms in the area, he said.

    Bonnett said he has not seen any Klan activity in the area in three years he has worked there. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there were seven active Klan organizations in Louisiana in 2007, the last time the civil rights law firm tracked hate groups.

    None of these organizations was in the Sun area
     
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    They all more then likely voted republican, so it's easy to see where they get there tactics from.Maybe the police will get lucky and finally catch Limbaugh and Hannity in their costumes as well.Who ever finally catch those dudes would be considered a "Great American" in my book.
     
  3. MadMax

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    in the Kalifornia Klaven, we call these new recruits Klookies.
     
  4. Dairy Ashford

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    What a complete and utter cheap shot.
     
  5. Two Sandwiches

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    I wish they would all kill each other, frankly.
     
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  7. Angkor Wat

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    The Klan has never been the same ever since Clayton Bigsgy found out he was black. Here's a history lesson for all you KlanFans out there.

    <embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/291638/clayton_bigsby.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed><br><font size = 1><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/291638/clayton_bigsby/">Clayton Bigsby</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">The best free videos are right here</a></font>
     
  8. giddyup

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    Why only charged with Second Degree Murder?
     
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    Just the far right, not the,moderate ones. jk :D
     
  10. JuanValdez

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    I imagine because it was not premeditated.
     

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