While reading the comments on the WCTrib site people have made on the recent McDonald’s incident, I’m quite alarmed how racy the issue has become. A fact that saddens me, as talk like that only leads to more hate and loathing. However in the slew of comments discussing ethnics of the various people involved, one set of comments grabbed my attention. Comments that I think need to be answered, and since I’m too lazy and unwilling to register on the Trib’s site, I’ll be doing so here. Our first post is from a one Brian G. from Fulda, MN.
Where is the concern for the girl who got her hair burned? The problem is that prejudice is alive and well in Willmar. Why didn’t those people go to the police about the hair burning? Because they dont trust them. If you didn’t comment on the white kid burning some minorities hair, then you need to take a long look in the mirror. YOU are the problem. Make it so that the new comers can trust you and then things will settle down. That approach has worked in Worthington to huge success. Get a trustable, honest chief of police, replace your county attorney, and start up a community group of minorities to educate and work with newcomers. There are many minority people who do not want to be in the news for negative things. Give them a leadership role and cooperate and it will all come together.
I’m only going to focus on the italicized text in this one since the rest is drivel. And the second is from Larry H. of Willmar, MN.
Brian G: I thought the article said “tried” to light the girls on fire? So, has it been confirmed this “white boy” did in fact ignite the girl’s hair on fire? Or did he try? Either way, he should be brought up on charges as well. What is sad is the fact that the law was taken into the hands by others trying to exact revenge. It appears the perp has become the victim as well, but that should not excuse his actions.
Why should the victim here be brought up on charges? We have no proof that he did anything wrong! The only thing remotely near proof is the word of one of the attackers and from the details that are known, we can’t believe them. We can’t believe them because they claim that there was no gun, no altercation, and that they we just going for a ride, all of which were disputed by both the witnesses and physical evidence when the police arrived. Why would they (the attackers) lie about these details if they had a “good” reason to assault the teens? Perhaps I’m biased since I know some of the people involved in the case as well as some more of the background that isn’t in the paper, but I still think that calling for the teen to be brought up on charges for burning hair is ridiculous. It flies in the face of reason and you cannot come close to such a conclusion without some serious assumptions or disregarding facts.
