Ore. School Says Students Confess to Hanging Obama Effigy From Tree

[ccharles000]

I have not seen this posted so here it is.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5927324&page=1

By JULIA HOPPOCK
Oct. 1, 2008

Four college students have confessed to hanging a cardboard effigy of Barack Obama from a tree on their Oregon campus last week, school officials said today.

Students at Oregon's George Fox University gather at an assembly a day after a cardboard cutout of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was found hanging from a tree on campus.
(Courtesy KATU TV)The George Fox University students were immediately issued long-term suspensions and mandatory community service, according to a statement released by the school.

School officials at the Christian university declined to identify the four students or provide further details about their punishment. Local police are not pursuing the incident because they didn't find the act to be criminal, but the FBI has opened a preliminary investigation into whether or not any civil rights laws were violated, according to FBI spokeswoman Beth Ann Steele.

A George Fox University employee discovered the life-size cutout of the Democratic presidential candidate hanging from a campus tree last week with a fishing line around its neck. Posted on the cardboard effigy was a sign that read "Act Six Reject." Act Six is a program that promotes campus diversity and urban leadership. It awards full scholarships to up to 10 students annually; most of them -- but not all -- are minorities.

[FreakinDJ]

1. Why not name the students

They are over 18 - fair game

[roguevalley]

16. is this the same one as a month or so ago or is this another one?

Quakers were abolitionists which makes this even more heinous.

[MUAD_DIB]

2. Wouldn't the very nature of this kind of hate crime be grounds

for permanent expulsion?

What if the cutout had been of Jesus?

[NotThisTime]

9. You would friggin think...

[rurallib]

3. future McCain campaign hires?

[ColbertWatcher]

15. He may just fire qualified US Attorneys to do so. n/t

[grannie4peace]

4. it is a hate crime!

[ccharles000]

12. Yes it is

[marew]

5. I sent this school an email days ago after this happened.

And told them these kids should be expelled, not suspended. Also asked what on campus allowed the students to believe this was acceptable behavior? To allow them to return to this school at any time implies some level of tolerance of something that should never, ever be tolerated! I am sure they are 18 tears old or older and their names should be released to let everyone know who the bigots are. Kids do crazy things but this was not just a crazy thing. This was pure racist hate.

[frogcycle]

6. "Christian" school

yeah, gotta love those good christian youth.

My last exposure to "christian" teaching was more than 40 years ago. Do they even teach stuff like the Golden Rule and the beattitudes any more, or is it just "kill the abortionists" and "Onward Christian Soldiers" 7x24 now?

[Cirque du So-What]

7. 'Christian' school, my ass!

'Fascist' school, maybe...'bigot' school, most definitely!

[DevonRex]

8. Thank you for the update. And is that a picture of you?

I've been meaning to ask but kept forgetting.

[ccharles000]

10. Yes it is me.

[kevinds13]

11. Hate Crime...kick them out of school.

[ulysses]

13. McCain/Palin continues to bring out the best in our youth.

[ccharles000]

14. kick