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Seattle's 2001 Mardi Gras celebration degenerated into another black-on-white "search and destroy" mission. Chaos reigned as roving crowds attacked lone European Americans. Witness testimony and extensive video footage made it clear that the attacks were racially motivated. Unfortunately, the city police had been ordered to not interfere. Though many men and women were cruelly beaten while law enforcement looked on, the most tragic single incident was when Kristopher Kime, in the process of trying to rescue a white woman under attack, was left a bloody, dead mess on the pavement. The Fat Tuesday riots, along with other cases of official capitulation and cowardice, have earned Seattle top place on the EAIF's list of cities dangerous to European Americans. Under then-president Lou Calabro, the EAIF did its best to get justice in Seattle. Below is a letter to the Seattle Chief of Police and a news release on the situation. Letter to Gil Kerlikowske, Chief of Police Subject: Death of Kristopher Kime, Mardi Gras Celebration-
February 27, Dear Chief Kerlikowske, We respectfully request that if and when an arrest is made in the death of Kristopher Kime that the investigating officers conduct an investigation to determine if the alleged perpetrators held or hold a racial animus against European Americans. We would hope this investigation would also include a warrant search of the residents of the alleged perpetrators and a thorough background investigation. We also request that during the interrogation of the alleged perpetrators that a line of questioning be followed that could reveal racial animus against European Americans. We respectfully request that your office confirm that these requests will be pursued. Thank you for your kind attention in this matter. Sincerely, Louis Calabro, President Seattle Struggles to Deny Racial Hate Crimes Against European/Americans One of Western cultures greatest 20th Century contributions to mental health is the simple concepts of 12 Step Programs. Step #1 is to face truth and remove the devastating effects of denial. Seattle is dodging its first step by denying that European Americans were the focus of racially motivated hate crime attacks during Fat Tuesday’s Mardi Gras celebration. The Mayor and Police Chief are the #1 Dodgers and Deniers. Consider the Seattle Times’ Saturday 3/17/01 article by Jan Ith, titled Racial focus is concern to Black leaders: The Chief of Police spokesperson stated: Our resources are focused on investigating the criminal acts...” . In other words, the issue of whether those crimes were racially motivated is to take a back seat in their investigation; if race motivation evidence just pops up they will include it. In essence, they will not utilize effective police tools and techniques that are necessary to determine if race was a motive. Dodging. The denial by Rev. Leslie Braxton, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church is troubling. His comments: But it’s as if the majority culture wants to hang all their sins on our sinners and walk away atoned. No. He says little about the sins of the offenders, his people, and mainly talks about and focuses on the sins of their victims, European Americans. Rev. Braxton speaks again: They were white folks holding the cameras, he said, And if ever white society is subjected to any rage from blacks, then they move very quickly from the individual to the group. Not so. When European Americans are victims of racially motivated hate crimes from Rev. Braxton’s people he talks about every thing but the racially motivated hate crimes committed by his people against European Americans. Denial at its worse. The 1999 New Century Foundation* survey documented that there are over one million yearly violent interracial crimes between European Americans and Rev. Braxton’s people, and European Americans are victims in 89% of the cases. *New Century Foundation, 2717 Clarks Landing, Oakton, VA. 22124 (703) 716-0900. Denial in America is as common as Mom’s Apple Pie. When will it end?
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