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marmar

(77,088 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:13 AM Feb 2013

North Dakota school investigating fans in KKK-style hoods

A North Dakota high school principal says appropriate action is being taken after three students briefly donned Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods Friday night during a state hockey semifinal game.

The photo caused an uproar on Twitter when it was posted by 19-year-old Shane Schuster, who was seated with some friends at Ralph Engelstad Arena when something in the student section across the rink caught his eye.

"I thought, `Are those KKK hoods?' I couldn't believe it," Schuster said. "I was shocked."

Schuster said he focused his camera phone and snapped a photo, later uploading it to Twitter. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130224/US.Hooded.Hockey.Fans/

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North Dakota school investigating fans in KKK-style hoods (Original Post) marmar Feb 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2013 #1

The students involved have been IDed, plus a possible motivation for wearing hoods Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #2

probably a good pic of the next batch of hires into the "liberally-biased media" zbdent Feb 2013 #3

xchrom

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1. du rec. nt

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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:31 AM

Feb 2013

Cirque du So-What

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2. The students involved have been IDed, plus a possible motivation for wearing hoods

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:55 AM

Feb 2013

UPDATED: Hockey fans dressed like Klan members identified, 'action is being taken,' Grand Forks school official says

GRAND FORKS – The principal of Red River High School here says appropriate action is being taken after three students briefly donned Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods Friday night during a state hockey semifinal game against Fargo’s Davies High School.

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Davies High School is named in honor of Ronald Davies, the former federal judge from Fargo whose 1957 rulings integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. – a pivotal event in the civil rights movement.

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“The hooded portion is something the school administration should talk to the students about. They may not have attached any significance to their attire but, if they did, and it was racially motivated, then the school ought to take appropriate action, whatever that is,” he (son of Ronald Davies) said.

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/391007/

I can only speculate on their motivation, but the opposing school's namesake is one heckuva coincidence. Hope the truth emerges, as such an action doesn't occur in a vacuum, and there would be assistance from adults to fabricate the klan klothing.

zbdent

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3. probably a good pic of the next batch of hires into the "liberally-biased media"

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:03 AM

Feb 2013

you know, where "conservatives have no voice", and are on damn near every talk show on every station telling us so ...

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