What's so interesting to me about this "racist shindig" is that it almost seems as though the law enforcement tried to excuse it or belittle it, calling the meeting a "little gathering at the courthouse." Okay, yeah, 100 people, not so little. Also, the officer, Matthew Tullos, said that none of the people gathered were from the Raleigh area and that a lot of them were from out of town. Hello, Deputy Dufus, if NONE of them were from the area then ALL of them were from out of town!
An eyewitness, Gayla Gavin, who is black, said Tullos was wrong and that many of them were from the area. As a matter of fact, Gavin claimed half the people in the group were from Smith County. I'm thinking Officer Tullos knew many of these people were local residents and probably knew some personally. I'll even go a step further to suggest that some, if not several, were fellow lawmen or local politicians. Perhaps those are grand assumptions, but they're my assumptions so they can be as grand as I want them to be.
The article goes on to quote Gavin as saying, "Those from other places took their masks off, but those from Smith County kept theirs on." Now, my inner journalist begs the question of how she knew those who kept their masks on were local residents if, in fact, they kept their masks on?? Either way, this whole charade is ridiculous. I have come across other absurd instances and events on the Mississippi White Knights website and have written an article, both to which I am including links below.
I realize that many people have their own twisted little versions of truth and reality and that only God can judge them, but I just don't understand the concept of "white is right." What makes one race of people supreme enough to judge all others? Whites have always done this. Historical proof of this stretches across all geographical borders and is still being proven today i.e. this recent rally. As a Caucasian, I am ashamed. Something must be done. Otherwise, this wretched arrogance will only allow other races the same privilege--to judge and hate us for no sensible reason other than the color of our skin.
