From Trussville Tribune staff reports
TUSCALOOSA — A student of the University of Alabama says that he found a racial slur and a swastika drawn on his dorm room door over the weekend, according to a report by WIAT. The incident is being investigated by University of Alabama Police officers.
Ross Taylor, a black student who resides at Paty Hall on campus, said that a crudely drawn swastika had been scrawled on his door along with a racially provocative message saying, “N****** blow”.
He also stated that he believes he is the victim of a hate crime. No suspects have been brought in by police yet.
The university has released a statement on the incident.
“The University of Alabama police department was notified Saturday morning about racist graffiti written on a student’s door in a campus residence hall,” it said. “UAPD has an active investigation into the incident and will do all it can to identify any suspects. To be clear: there is no place at UA for racism or bigoted behavior. It is reprehensible and unacceptable.”
20 Comments
Jay Bonner
All racist are cowards,they sneak and do racist things or have to get in a crowd with their buddies when there is one person of color present,but never! Come to a real man face one on one with that BS!!
Carolyn Angel Le
Who has raised these people? I find nothing funny about this?
Prosecute them for hate crimes.
Richard Norton
Racial slur and swastika? Yep that’s hate. They learned that somewhere. They were not born with it.
Danny Evans
Don’t jump to conclusions. I read a report today about ‘KKK’ being painted on some bldg or something up north and all were running to blame white hate group. As it turned out it was a black man doing it. Let the facts come out.
Danny Evans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/10/24/african-american-man-charged-with-anti-black-vandalism-that-shook-eastern-michigan-university/
Richard Norton
Mr Evans, 50 years ago it was said they were bombing their own churches and homes. That turned out to not be true.
Danny Evans
Richard Norton I;m going to assume that you are saying this Wash Post is a lie> I guess you were there and know that this guy is being framed.
Richard Norton
Danny Evans no Danny, I’m just not one to assume that black people routinely do this, simply because they are black. I was raised a little better than that.
Roland Hill
We don’t play that ish anymore . They talk that BS and play crazy.
Roland Hill
Since the Washington Post is a credible source. We shouldn’t hear anything else about Fake News
Wallace Wahdstein
All racist are not white my friend. It works both ways.
Jay Bonner
99.9% are, my friend!
Tammy McCown
Sigh
Josh Burgans
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/22/506558131/parishioner-arrested-for-november-arson-of-black-church-in-mississippi
Tonya Hardin Yarchak
Well it had to be someone who knew that was his room. So it’s either some one he invited there or someone that lives on the same floor as him. Is there no cameras in the hallways of these dorms? Hope they catch whoever did this. This poor kid is probably scared to walk the halls of his own dorm that he’s paying a fortune to live in.
Karen Jones
That’s CRAP Jay Bonner…..Plain and simple CRAP!!
Jay Bonner
Karen Jones Only other racist disagrees!
Kelly Gorman
That’s sad that you would think that 99.99% of racists are white people. I’ll pray for you.
Daniel Cooper
Could be him as well doing it for attention. Happens a lot unfortunately. Hope they catch whoever.
Isaac Apellido
Hate crime “suspected”? How in the world did they come to that brilliant conclusion?