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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:07 AM Feb 2012

Racist Internet Troll Exposed

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BBC’s Declan Lawn, attempted to tap into Burton’s sense of decency, but met with extreme callousness and disrespect. When asked by the investigative reporter did he ever feel remorse or take the feelings of those individuals whom may be hurt by his offensive words into consideration, Burton answered with the cocksure demeanor of a 5th grade bully:

“Yeah,” he said with a shrug,”F*** ‘em.”

Burton remained defensive — yet confident — throughout the entire interview, saying that everything he wrote on Facebook was a matter of free speech:

“Facebook is an open forum,” he insisted. If he does face legal ramifications for hate speech, he casually referenced a previous case during which his time served was minimal:

“Nine weeks? Nine weeks in jail? What’s that?

http://wchbnewsdetroit.com/national/wchb/racist-internet-troll-exposed/

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