Florida man charged with hate crime says he ‘only shot a n*gger’
Source: rawstory.com
By David Edwards
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:20 EDT
Authorities in Port St. Joe, Florida say a man charged with a hate crime felt inconvenienced by his arrest because he had only shot a n*gger.
Walton Henry Butler, 59, was arrested by Gulf County Sheriffs deputies on Monday night for shooting 32-year-old Everett Gant, who is black, in the head with a .22 caliber rifle.
According to a charging affidavit obtained by The Star, Butler had referred to Pamela Rogers child and other children at his apartment complex with racial slurs.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/31/florida-man-charged-with-hate-crime-says-he-only-shot-a-ngger/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29
What scum.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,128 posts)enlightenment
(8,830 posts)represent this miserable excuse for a human being.
How do you defend that which has no defense?
primavera
(5,191 posts)I've been thinking that same thought about the poor schmucks who have to defend James Holmes. What the hell are you supposed to say?
Auggie
(31,186 posts)though how can it matter? Once in prison this dude is toast.
whopis01
(3,523 posts)just to make sure there is no possibility of this guy ever getting out on appeal.
Make sure he gets good representation, a fair trial, and that everything goes by the book. All while hoping for a conviction and knowing that doing your job will actually help the conviction stick in the end.
YvonneCa
(10,117 posts)...from the same RawStory page:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/26/florida-man-kills-door-to-door-salesman-i%E2%80%99ll-kill-anybody-that-steps-on-my-property/
Awful.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)his Public Defender is named "Leroy X", a long-time and active member of the Nation of Islam.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Insanity, dementia, incompetence...?
The guy's a scuzzball, regardless.
SunSeeker
(51,695 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)shades 0f 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and the start of the 21st century america.
Mopar151
(9,997 posts)Depending on whether they go with "diminished capacity" or "subhuman".
rexcat
(3,622 posts)issues such as diminished capacity or subhuman doesn't matter. On the other hand racism in Florida is rampant and that could be a defense.
the difference is: at least he is in jail.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)that is "old Florida" people still disappear in the swamps there
tawadi
(2,110 posts)formercia
(18,479 posts)Camped out and feasted on Blue Crabs that we caught at the State Park Beach. Had a kettle of water boiling close by, so it was only seconds to the pot.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)When everyone knew their place. I bet he beats his wife and kids too.
Suji to Seoul
(2,035 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)But I guess we should expect no less from a nation that tolerates Rush on the airways, and all the rest of them. No fairness doctrine and no provision to use the airways in the public interest, just fascist corporatists.
Mopar151
(9,997 posts)With JAX beer and Faux News.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)I have the misfortune to live in this insane state.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)Citizen Worker
(1,785 posts)over tree limbs and lynching Black people.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)The GOPs opposition to Obama is based entirely on the color of his skin. They have nothing else.
4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)Are you superman?
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)Don't you think? This is extrapolation beyond extrapolation.
GAC
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Fry him in the chair, and make sure they "forget" to wet the sponge.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)This saddens me SO much when I learn there are people who still think this way. I know it's out there, but good grief! He shot a man and all he can think of is the color of the man's skin!
Some of us have come so far. Others of us are just assholes!
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)They have fed the flames of hatred for shameless self promotion.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)As a "Child of the Sixties," surely you saw plenty of racism. Though you were a child, I'm sure you were at least somewhat familiar with hte jeering, screaming faces of the white people of Little Rock. You heard raucous support for Governor Wallace and Bull Connor. You saw men disgraced for wanting a sandwich, and you saw other children have their skin ripped apart by the fire hoses and dogs.
Tell me you don't think all of that just curled up and died. All those people, young and old? They didn't have a magical epiphany, "oh golly, racism is so wrong!" They just decided to not scream o loud. And like any racist fuck, they passed the hate down to their own kids and grandkids. It's always been there.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Did you miss THAT part of my post?
No, I don't think it all went away completely in some magical moment. But back then, I could never have envisioned having a black President. And we have one today. I'm grateful to have been alive to see that happen. So pardon me, if I believe there has been SOME progress.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)In fact, they consider them to be WORSE than animals because at least with animals they could have some affection, like dogs or cats.
The first step in Civil Rights was to make racists realize they were men.
Remember this?
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This shooter doesn't even consider what he did to be a crime.
Smilo
(1,944 posts)so much hate against another because of skin color and it is 2012. Where have these people been the last 50 years?
I was also shocked that Butler called 911 himself and was able to finish dinner before the police arrived - WTF?
I do hope Mr. Gant recovers fully and wish him and his family well.
allan01
(1,950 posts)i am so sick of this .i just want to screem. who made you judge , god , and jury. Huh? who made you those . i wish this would stop. this is supposed to be the 21st century, but this discusting stuff still goes on.
man if i were judge id love to throw the perverval book at that gentleman, but then there is court decourm. i am also keeping my cool and not swearing here as we dont have to swear to get our point accross. grr. we bring these people to our country against their will and so fourth and exploit every minority who we feel that we could fleece . stop i say . stop
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)He would say, "God".
After all, Jesus was a white guy.
Right?
krispos42
(49,445 posts)Son of a BITCH!!!!
We all know they think it, but to actually say it? On the record????
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)What a deeply inconsistent place that is! Make up your mind, Florida, either killing a black person makes you a celebrity, or it makes you a criminal. get it the fuck together!
Ineeda
(3,626 posts)Rampant racism territory. He says that his neighbors and acquaintances are befuddled about the presidential election. They hate Romney intensely but can't imagine voting for the n*gger. Thank heavens it's a secret ballot, otherwise some of them would be happy to shoot my brother when he casts his vote for Barack Obama.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)With no end in sight.
seems? always has. Just that the dark underbelly finally sought the light with Obama as the excuse for it's eruption.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Great news.
Now imprison the racist for the rest of his miserable life.
tawadi
(2,110 posts)I wonder how many people this shithead Butler might have shot before.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)1st thought after reading the article. He was way to calm for this to be his first time shooting someone.
jpak
(41,759 posts)yup
proud patriot
(100,715 posts)he ate dinner instead of putting pressure on his wound ? I'm literlly disgusted .
truthisfreedom
(23,155 posts)That dude just put himself behind bars for a long time. What a fucking asshole and idiot. Glad he confessed to a hate crime and minimized the price of prosecution.
JI7
(89,264 posts)but i think most gun nuts are like this guy. i'm not saying every single one. but i would say a large majority have views like him and think they should have the right to do what he did without consequences.
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)It certainly is bigoted.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Most "gun nuts" are not like this guy. 40% of Democrats own guns. DU polls indicate a 50% ownership rate... have you heard a DUer spew racist hate like that?
Raster
(20,998 posts)You know very well your posting is bigoted and paints "most gun nuts" with a broad, bigoted and racist brush, and that I do not believe is the case.
While I am not a "gun nut," I come from a Southern Arizona family where EVERYONE owns guns and hunts. And I can assure you, they no more believe and behave as this racist asshole than I do. A large majority of my Southern Arizona family and friends are Democrats and helped elect President Obama.
NickB79
(19,258 posts)Odds are you are, since almost half of all homes have a gun in them, but you don't even know it, because they are good, decent people completely unlike this asshole.
struggle4progress
(118,338 posts)By Rich Abdill Tue., Jul. 31 2012 at 2:12 PM
... The victim, 32-year-old Everett Gant, had gone to Butler's apartment to confront him about calling a child a "nigger" and making "several racial remarks to the black children in the apartment complex," according to the police report. Butler allegedly responded by shooting him in the face with a .22-caliber rifle.
The rest can be best explained by the probable-cause affidavit from the Gulf County Sheriff's Office (We also put the cover page online, if you're curious):
When Sheriff Nugent arrived on scene he made contact with Butler by phone. Butler told him to come in he was eating dinner and had put up the gun. Butler was sitting at the table and acted as if it was an inconvenienced [sic] when he was asked to stand up and handcuffs were put on. He said he did not understand the problem he had only shot a nigger ...
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/07/walton_henry_butler_on_hate_cr.php
lilithsrevenge12
(136 posts)If global warming putting this state underwater would be a good thing...I would miss the beaches though
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)idiot.
I don't envy his (likely) court-appointed attorney.