A heinous crime.
May 19, 2007 8:48:28 GMT -5
Post by Cranky on May 19, 2007 8:48:28 GMT -5
If they were in Canada, it would be the clarion call to bring back the death penalty. As for the rest, it seems that there is a double standard in our society. We see it here too, gang bangers killings are not gang bangers killing people, it's "gun crimes". Why the deflection from the root cause?
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An Act of Domestic Terrorism in Tennessee
CBN News
May 17, 2007
Here at Stakelbeck on Terror, we're usually up to our ears with new jihadist activities to report. Some days, however, are slower than others (which, if you think about it, is probably a good thing). This is one of those days. Which is why I've decided to blog about a non-radical Islam/Middle East related topic for the first time in a long time.
I do think, however, that given the barbaric, senseless nature of the crime I'm about to describe, it can certainly be classified as an act of terrorism. I'll admit that when I first heard about it a month or so back, I couldn't get it out of my head. I still can't. And with our good friend Michelle Malkin turning in a powerful video blog on the topic yesterday at Hot Air TV, I figured the time was right to tell you the horrific details of the rape, torture, mutilation and murder of two Tennessee college students, 23-year-old Christopher Newsom and 21-year-old Channon Christian.
I'll wager that between the incessant media coverage of the Anna Nicole Smith trial and Paris Hilton's jail sentence, you probably haven't heard about the unspeakably heinous murders of Newsom and Christian. Below are some of the gruesome details, courtesy of Flopping Aces. The two victims were white. The five perpetrators were black. Rest assured that if this scenario were reversed--if the victims were, say, black, Hispanic, or Middle Eastern and the killers white--this story would have been front page news in every major paper and the lead on every network newscast. Somber-faced anchors and commentators would remind us daily about America's deep-seated intolerance and bigotry towards racial and religous minorities. As it stands, Newsom's and Christian's story--which sounds like something straight out of a horror movie--has been told solely on the blogs and in local media outlets.
Why?
Warning: these details are graphic:
On Saturday January 6, 2007 Hugh Christopher Newsom, age 23 and Channon Gail Christian, age 21, both students at the University of Tennessee went out on a date.
They were driving in Channon’s Toyota 4-Runner when they were carjacked at gunpoint. Suddenly the crime turned far more savage than an armed car theft. Chris and Channon were kidnapped and driven to 2316 Chipman Street where they were forced into the home at gunpoint. While Channon was forced to watch, her boyfriend was raped prison style and then his penis was cut off. He was later driven to nearby railroad tracks where he was shot and set afire.
But Channon’s hell was just beginning. She was beaten; gang raped repeatedly in many ways, had one of her breasts cut off and bleach poured down her throat to destroy DNA evidence—all while she was still alive. To add to Channon’s degradation the suspects took turns urinating on her. They too set her body afire, apparently inside the residence, but for some reason left her body there—in five separate trash bags.
As mentioned above, the five attackers were African American, the victims white. Does this not qualify for at least consideration as a hate crime? We may never know the killers' motivations--but given the circumstances, isn't it quite possible that race was a factor? Where are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Where are the angry marches, the op-eds, the sanctimonious media appearances, and the national hand-wringing over race relations that we saw from these two and other race baiters in the wake of the Don Imus controversy and the Duke non-rape scandal? Talk about a double standard. Wouldn't Sharpton and Jackson gain legitimacy (which, for Jackson, went out the window long ago; Sharpton never had any) if they spoke out against injustices towards people of all races, not just their own? After all, evil is evil , no matter what color it comes in.
For instance, the three white savages who murdered and dragged James Byrd, a black man, behind a truck in 1998 richly deserved the national outrage and media coverage that followed. Which brings up a point: where the heck is the mainstream media in the Christian/Newsom case? It obviously has all of the sensational, horrifying details that should make it a fixture on the nighttime cable news circuit. Alas, it apparently doesn't have the same "juiciness" for media liberals as the standard white oppressor/minority victim story. Hence, silence.
There's a troubling pattern here. Around the same time the unhinged Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame let loose with his racist rant, an equally damaging racial attack occurred in Long Beach, California. In April, as the Duke rape controversy was hitting full stride, an actual rape--jaw-dropping in its brutality--took place at New York's Columbia University. In both cases, the victims were white and the perpetrators black. Why does this matter? In an ideal world, it wouldn't. We would simply identify these barbaric acts for what they are and prosecute the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law.
But in today's ultra-politically correct atmosphere, the spectre of perceived racial injustice is always just beneath the surface. Racism still exists in America--among all races. So when something as unspeakably evil as the Newsom/Christian murders occurs, the story needs to be told honestly and openly, without fear of offending aggrieved groups. That's the only way we'll get anywhere on race in this country. By the way, the maddening politically correct mindset that applies to reporting on crime is an absolute albatross in the war against radical Islam as well.
This morning, a Knox County judge set trial dates for the suspects in the Newsom/Christian murders. You have to love the below description by Knoxville's WVLT TV, a prime example of the ultra-PC mindset I'm talking about:
Since the murders were first reported, several white supremacist and racially focused groups have accused both prosecutors and media of covering up what they see as a racially motivated crime, planning to hold rallies this spring and early summer.
In other words, if you dare question whether this was a racially motivated crime, you must be a slack-jawed Klansman--not an everyday concerned citizen with no axe to grind other than a desire to see justice served. Well, tell that to the families of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian. And tell it to the growing number of bloggers who are beginning to call attention to this awful case.
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www.cbn.com/CBNnews/159841.aspx
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An Act of Domestic Terrorism in Tennessee
CBN News
May 17, 2007
Here at Stakelbeck on Terror, we're usually up to our ears with new jihadist activities to report. Some days, however, are slower than others (which, if you think about it, is probably a good thing). This is one of those days. Which is why I've decided to blog about a non-radical Islam/Middle East related topic for the first time in a long time.
I do think, however, that given the barbaric, senseless nature of the crime I'm about to describe, it can certainly be classified as an act of terrorism. I'll admit that when I first heard about it a month or so back, I couldn't get it out of my head. I still can't. And with our good friend Michelle Malkin turning in a powerful video blog on the topic yesterday at Hot Air TV, I figured the time was right to tell you the horrific details of the rape, torture, mutilation and murder of two Tennessee college students, 23-year-old Christopher Newsom and 21-year-old Channon Christian.
I'll wager that between the incessant media coverage of the Anna Nicole Smith trial and Paris Hilton's jail sentence, you probably haven't heard about the unspeakably heinous murders of Newsom and Christian. Below are some of the gruesome details, courtesy of Flopping Aces. The two victims were white. The five perpetrators were black. Rest assured that if this scenario were reversed--if the victims were, say, black, Hispanic, or Middle Eastern and the killers white--this story would have been front page news in every major paper and the lead on every network newscast. Somber-faced anchors and commentators would remind us daily about America's deep-seated intolerance and bigotry towards racial and religous minorities. As it stands, Newsom's and Christian's story--which sounds like something straight out of a horror movie--has been told solely on the blogs and in local media outlets.
Why?
Warning: these details are graphic:
On Saturday January 6, 2007 Hugh Christopher Newsom, age 23 and Channon Gail Christian, age 21, both students at the University of Tennessee went out on a date.
They were driving in Channon’s Toyota 4-Runner when they were carjacked at gunpoint. Suddenly the crime turned far more savage than an armed car theft. Chris and Channon were kidnapped and driven to 2316 Chipman Street where they were forced into the home at gunpoint. While Channon was forced to watch, her boyfriend was raped prison style and then his penis was cut off. He was later driven to nearby railroad tracks where he was shot and set afire.
But Channon’s hell was just beginning. She was beaten; gang raped repeatedly in many ways, had one of her breasts cut off and bleach poured down her throat to destroy DNA evidence—all while she was still alive. To add to Channon’s degradation the suspects took turns urinating on her. They too set her body afire, apparently inside the residence, but for some reason left her body there—in five separate trash bags.
As mentioned above, the five attackers were African American, the victims white. Does this not qualify for at least consideration as a hate crime? We may never know the killers' motivations--but given the circumstances, isn't it quite possible that race was a factor? Where are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Where are the angry marches, the op-eds, the sanctimonious media appearances, and the national hand-wringing over race relations that we saw from these two and other race baiters in the wake of the Don Imus controversy and the Duke non-rape scandal? Talk about a double standard. Wouldn't Sharpton and Jackson gain legitimacy (which, for Jackson, went out the window long ago; Sharpton never had any) if they spoke out against injustices towards people of all races, not just their own? After all, evil is evil , no matter what color it comes in.
For instance, the three white savages who murdered and dragged James Byrd, a black man, behind a truck in 1998 richly deserved the national outrage and media coverage that followed. Which brings up a point: where the heck is the mainstream media in the Christian/Newsom case? It obviously has all of the sensational, horrifying details that should make it a fixture on the nighttime cable news circuit. Alas, it apparently doesn't have the same "juiciness" for media liberals as the standard white oppressor/minority victim story. Hence, silence.
There's a troubling pattern here. Around the same time the unhinged Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame let loose with his racist rant, an equally damaging racial attack occurred in Long Beach, California. In April, as the Duke rape controversy was hitting full stride, an actual rape--jaw-dropping in its brutality--took place at New York's Columbia University. In both cases, the victims were white and the perpetrators black. Why does this matter? In an ideal world, it wouldn't. We would simply identify these barbaric acts for what they are and prosecute the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law.
But in today's ultra-politically correct atmosphere, the spectre of perceived racial injustice is always just beneath the surface. Racism still exists in America--among all races. So when something as unspeakably evil as the Newsom/Christian murders occurs, the story needs to be told honestly and openly, without fear of offending aggrieved groups. That's the only way we'll get anywhere on race in this country. By the way, the maddening politically correct mindset that applies to reporting on crime is an absolute albatross in the war against radical Islam as well.
This morning, a Knox County judge set trial dates for the suspects in the Newsom/Christian murders. You have to love the below description by Knoxville's WVLT TV, a prime example of the ultra-PC mindset I'm talking about:
Since the murders were first reported, several white supremacist and racially focused groups have accused both prosecutors and media of covering up what they see as a racially motivated crime, planning to hold rallies this spring and early summer.
In other words, if you dare question whether this was a racially motivated crime, you must be a slack-jawed Klansman--not an everyday concerned citizen with no axe to grind other than a desire to see justice served. Well, tell that to the families of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian. And tell it to the growing number of bloggers who are beginning to call attention to this awful case.
