Man who wore KKK-style hood to grocery won't be charged

[left-of-center2012]

A man who wore a white KKK-style hood to a Southern California supermarket won’t face charges, San Diego County sheriff’s officials say. The man took off the hood after being asked by a store supervisor to remove it or leave the store.

Detectives investigated the incident, but after interviewing the man determined there was not enough evidence to charge him with a crime, a sheriff’s press release says.

“The man expressed frustration with the coronavirus and having people tell him what he can and cannot do,” the release says. “He said that wearing the hood was not intended to be a racial statement.”

The release says the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that hateful speech is still protected under freedom of speech.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/coronavirus/article242669336.html

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Because he didn't break any laws?

The release says the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that hateful speech is still protected under freedom of speech.

Is there a definition for hate or hateful speech?

[left-of-center2012]

4. definition for hate or hateful speech

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hate-speech

hate speech:
public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence toward a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. I mean a legal definition. NT

[BrightKnight]

8. Trespassing- He was told to leave. nt

[forthemiddle]

12. I think they said remove the hood OR leave

He removed the hood, so not trespassing.

[BrightKnight]

13. It pisses me off but It is not a crime if he complied. nt

[uponit7771]

2. I figured that, people can walk into stores with loaded Mass Kill weapons KKK hoods are less lethal

[redstatebluegirl]

3. Good thing he wasn't kneeling during the anthem and just wearing a Klan hood!

Sarcasm of course.

[Shermann]

5. It's better than wearing no mask

The reduction in the R-naught value of an entire head covering is as good or better than a regular dust mask.

We should encourage more of this by feigning outrage. Reverse psychology. These people will never wear regular masks.

[LeftInTX]

7. Hey, I bought the last burkas off of Amazon

He admitted it was stupid. I have no idea if he's a KKK member or just bought it because it's hard to breath through masks. (Burkas are basically the same thing)

[kysrsoze]

9. "He said that wearing the hood was not intended to be a racial statement." Lying P.O.S.

[crickets]

14. +1

[Doreen]

10. Damn lucky he was not wearing a Niquab or Burka.

He would have had his ass thrown into jail.

[Freedomofspeech]

11. What a pig...

That evil orange monster has emboldened these racist pigs.