Man Guilty in Desecration of Byrd Grave (black man dragged to his death)

[Khephra]

JASPER, Texas -- One of two white men charged with desecrating the grave of a black man who was dragged to his death behind a pickup truck pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal mischief.

Joshua Lee Talley, 19, was sentenced by a state judge to five months in jail and 10 years probation.

James Byrd Jr. was dragged to his death by three white men in 1998. In May, racial slurs and profanities were found etched into a steel plate covering part of the vault of his grave, and his headstone had been toppled.

Talley pleaded guilty to desecrating the grave out of racial prejudice, prosecutor Tom Chambers said.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-dragging-death-desecration,0,6950679.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[bluestateguy]

1. One less vote for Bush!

though I don't like our chances in Texas.

[roguevalley]

2. god. what is the MATTER with these people? I will never understand this

kind of mind. Ever.

[Khephra]

3. And that's a very, very good thing.