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Founder Of African American History Museum Discovered Dead In Car Trunk

SLC said:
Do you think it’s a little premature to jump to conclucison as to what the motive for her murder? Perhaps it was robbery
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Now, you know it isn't...lol
 
roughdraft274 said:
My uncle is a captain in the BRPD. He doesn't discuss involved details with me but he told me yesterday that they have no evidence as of yet that this was some racially motivated crime and that likely, since there weren't any types of racist symbols or notes or anything like that left behind, that it wasn't. It could have been an upset neighbor, a relative on drugs and out of their mind, just about anything at this point. I'm reserving judgement til they catch the people that did this, but regardless of motives, these are some absolute monsters that need to be locked away for life.
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Thanks for the info roughdraft.
 
HumblePi said:
This woman was found dead nearly 3 days ago in the trunk of her car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

It's glaringly evident that the press has been trying very hard not to make a big spectacle of the suffocation death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph.

Autopsy: Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Baton Rouge African American history museum founder, suffocated | Crime/Police | theadvocate.com

This murder happened last week, why is it only today that only a couple of the news networks have picked it up?
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What's your theory?
 
Josie said:
What's your theory?
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I am not a theorist given to projecting plausible or possible explanations. I, along with everyone else, must wait until the investigation makes a conclusion.
 
HumblePi said:
This woman was found dead nearly 3 days ago in the trunk of her car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

It's glaringly evident that the press has been trying very hard not to make a big spectacle of the suffocation death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph.

Autopsy: Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Baton Rouge African American history museum founder, suffocated | Crime/Police | theadvocate.com

This murder happened last week, why is it only today that only a couple of the news networks have picked it up?
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CNN reported this two days ago.
 
HumblePi said:
I am not a theorist given to projecting plausible or possible explanations. I, along with everyone else, must wait until the investigation makes a conclusion.
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So you’re asking because.....?
 
HumblePi said:
I'm sorry, but I'm waiting for the right to begin with justifications. "Maybe she was a covert member of Antifa or al Qaeda" "maybe she's ill and committed suicide and locked herself in the trunk of her car to do it?"

Look, this isn't a 14 year old unarmed black boy shot in the back by a rogue cop. People on the right justified that. It's not an unarmed black man choked to death on the sidewalk in NY because he was selling loose cigarettes, that was justified. This is a 75 year old black woman that did nothing worse than honor her heritage. There's no reasoning or excuse that can possibly be applied here.

I pray this woman's death isn't the motivation for the cork being pulled out of the genie bottle of overt racism because if it is, there's some very bad days ahead for this country.
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Blaming racism and the Right while there are ZERO details to this case. All you're doing is moving backwards to get a running start at kicking the hornet's nest....and considering the divisive atmosphere the country is currently experiencing, that IS NOT the solution, but an add-on to the problem.
 
HumblePi said:
Yes we'll wait, and we'll also wait to see how the right will justify a black woman's murder.
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This and what you said in the OP--"I have such a sinking feeling right now that we're about to embark on a re-run of the 1950's and racial hate crimes"--suggests that your mind is already made up.
 
Roadvirus said:
Blaming racism and the Right while there are ZERO details to this case. All you're doing is moving backwards to get a running start at kicking the hornet's nest....and considering the divisive atmosphere the country is currently experiencing, that IS NOT the solution, but an add-on to the problem.
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If I had the bully microphone of the president of the united states, yes it would be a problem. But, I'm not, and he is, and the hateful rhetoric he and Lindsey Graham are using today are downright dangerous for everyone.
 
HumblePi said:
[h=1]Founder Of African American History Museum Discovered Dead In Car Trunk[/h]
Activist And Community Leader Found Dead In Car Trunk : NPR

Police saythey are searching for the "person or persons" responsible for the death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a prominent community activist in Baton Rouge, La., and the founder of the city's African American history museum.
Roberts-Joseph, 75, was discovered on Friday afternoon in the trunk of a car about 3 miles from her home. Police did not explain what led them to the car where they found her body. According to The Associated Press, investigators are waiting for a coroner to determine the cause of death.
Roberts-Joseph was a respected civil rights leader in Baton Rouge. In 2001, she founded the Odell S. Williams Now & Then African American Museum, which features exhibits of African art and tells the stories of minority inventors. It also includes displays of historical artifacts from the civil rights era, including a 1963 bus used during the civil rights boycotts in Baton Rouge.

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I don't even know where to go with my feelings here. This woman was iconic in her community. She's 75 years old and wouldn't harm a fly. Who would do this, and why? I have such a sinking feeling right now that we're about to embark on a re-run of the 1950's and racial hate crimes.
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How did she die?

And how did she get in the car trunk?

Based on the police searching for who is responsible, I doubt she somehow got there herself, but is it confirmed that someone killed her?
 
HumblePi said:
"Oh FFS' WHAT? Go on, say it in human words what you mean.
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oh FFS you want so bad for this to be a racial motivated hate crime it sickens me...save the alligator tears, unbelievable.
 
Personally, I am 99.99% confident that this disgusting and sickening murder was NOT a hate crime.


No "racists" were involved.
 
TheParser said:
Personally, I am 99.99% confident that this disgusting and sickening murder was NOT a hate crime.


No "racists" were involved.
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Either way, it's another case of an unarmed black person getting murdered.
 
HumblePi said:
[h=1]Founder Of African American History Museum Discovered Dead In Car Trunk[/h]
Activist And Community Leader Found Dead In Car Trunk : NPR

Police saythey are searching for the "person or persons" responsible for the death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a prominent community activist in Baton Rouge, La., and the founder of the city's African American history museum.
Roberts-Joseph, 75, was discovered on Friday afternoon in the trunk of a car about 3 miles from her home. Police did not explain what led them to the car where they found her body. According to The Associated Press, investigators are waiting for a coroner to determine the cause of death.
Roberts-Joseph was a respected civil rights leader in Baton Rouge. In 2001, she founded the Odell S. Williams Now & Then African American Museum, which features exhibits of African art and tells the stories of minority inventors. It also includes displays of historical artifacts from the civil rights era, including a 1963 bus used during the civil rights boycotts in Baton Rouge.

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I don't even know where to go with my feelings here. This woman was iconic in her community. She's 75 years old and wouldn't harm a fly. Who would do this, and why? I have such a sinking feeling right now that we're about to embark on a re-run of the 1950's and racial hate crimes.
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It's totes racial Armageddon.

There's no way this was a personal/domestic dispute.

Let's be hysterical NOW, and if it turns out we're wrong?

Let's just remind everyone that Trump is LITERALLY Satan nonetheless.

Mmmmmmmmkay?

:donkeyfla
 
TheParser said:
Personally, I am 99.99% confident that this disgusting and sickening murder was NOT a hate crime.


No "racists" were involved.
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I'm curious how you can be so confident in that claim? I haven't really looked into it, just curious as to what facts about the case lead you to believe this.
 
HumblePi said:
Yes we'll wait, and we'll also wait to see how the right will justify a black woman's murder.
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I think you will be waiting quite awhile because I highly doubt anyone outside of Richard Spencer and David Duke's small clique will do anything of the sort.
 
TheParser said:
Personally, I am 99.99% confident that this disgusting and sickening murder was NOT a hate crime.


No "racists" were involved.
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This is just a stupid as what HumblePi said in her OP. None of us knows any of the evidence involved. It's asinine to make any sort of conclusion based on what we know.
 
Nap said:
I'm curious how you can be so confident in that claim? I haven't really looked into it, just curious as to what facts about the case lead you to believe this.
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As you know, in life we regularly make "educated guesses."

Since this forum is NOT a court of law (where jurors supposedly base their decisions on facts), we can all express our opinions.

I believe that my guess will be vindicated.



Have a nice day!
 
Roadvirus said:
:doh

Spare us your baiting crap. Please.
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You suck up every ounce of the baiting crap Fox gives you though, don't you.

Fuming President Trump demands Fox News stand behind race-baiting anchors Jeanine Pirro and Tucker Carlson - New York Daily News

Fox News appears to have taken a stand against hate speech — and President Trump does not like it one bit.

Trump went on a Twitter rant Sunday morning to protest his network of choice’s decision not to run a new episode of “Justice with Judge Jeanine” Saturday night, a week after host Jeanine Pirro made a comment about Muslims that many found offensive.

“Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro,” Trump demanded in his multi-tweet screed.

Last week, Pirro condemned Minn. Rep. Ilhan Omar for wearing a traditional Muslim headdress. Her Saturday night program was replaced with a rerun of an unrelated docu-series.

“Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?” Pirro asked her ultra-conservative audience. The President has been a coddled guest on Pirro’s show.
 
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When that guy shot up the Country and Western concert in Vegas there were Cons here who jumped to the conclusion it was a Lib/BLM, etc who was the shooter long before ANY facts or evidence came out.
 
Acadia said:
It's just odd that a woman who founded the African American Museum is found dead in such a horrific way- like her body dumped as trash- wouldn't make headlines. The AA museum is a really big deal.
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She founded a small local museum attached to her brother’s church. It’s not the national museum in DC.
 
It's been announced today that her death was ruled a homicide. She died of traumatic asphyxiation including suffocation. She was found in her own trunk. Surely they'll find fingerprints on the trunk, hair or other fibers around her or in her house to help identify her killer(s).
 
TheParser said:
As you know, in life we regularly make "educated guesses."

Since this forum is NOT a court of law (where jurors supposedly base their decisions on facts), we can all express our opinions.

I believe that my guess will be vindicated.



Have a nice day!
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No, you just made a guess. There was nothing "educated" about it since you aren't privy to any evidence to make an educated guess.
 
HumblePi said:
I'm sorry, but I'm waiting for the right to begin with justifications. "Maybe she was a covert member of Antifa or al Qaeda" "maybe she's ill and committed suicide and locked herself in the trunk of her car to do it?"

Look, this isn't a 14 year old unarmed black boy shot in the back by a rogue cop. People on the right justified that. It's not an unarmed black man choked to death on the sidewalk in NY because he was selling loose cigarettes, that was justified. This is a 75 year old black woman that did nothing worse than honor her heritage. There's no reasoning or excuse that can possibly be applied here.

I pray this woman's death isn't the motivation for the cork being pulled out of the genie bottle of overt racism because if it is, there's some very bad days ahead for this country.
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As I see it, there's nothing to indicate any connection to race, black history, the museum, or anything else, at this point.

I think I'll sit this one out until we find out what happened.
 
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