Poll of the Day > 4chan User who wore GORILLA MASK to TAUNT BLM WINS Case cause RACISM IS LEGAL!!!

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mrduckbear
07/18/19 10:24:58 PM
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Do you expect this racist kid to still have a "bright future" after admitting he's racist? - Results (6 votes)
Yes. his racism won't affect him. I expect a great future for this young man
50% (3 votes)
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F*** No. he's gonna be spittin chicklets and working minimum wage jobs after this admission
50% (3 votes)
3
21 y/o Former Tennessee State University Student, Tristan Rettke who wore a GORILLA MASK and held BANANAS to mock Black Lives Matter protesters in 2016 has been CLEARED of most charges and may just get away with a $500 penalty after he successfully argued that convicting him on civil rights related offenses would violate his First Amendment rights!!

An all white jury of 6 men and 6 women found him only guilty of misdemeanor disrupting a meeting and recommended a $500 fine

But the jurors found him not guilty on 2 counts of civil rights intimidation and one count of disorderly conduct.

A barefoot Rettke was caught donning a gorilla mask with overalls and mocked BLM demonstrators for more than 20 minutes on the campus as he was also yelling the N WORD multiple times in front of their faces while dangling the bananas with a ROPE!!

During his opening arguments, his defense attorney, Patrick Denton told jurors his client vehemently disagreed with the protesters movement having been raised in a CONSERVATIVE family with relatives who served in the military and law enforcement

When he found out about the protest, he went to 4CHAN for RECOMMENDATIONS on how to troll the anti-racist protesters of which he ADMITS he's RACIST as he DOES NOT like black people!!

ETSU Student Brook ale Anderson said "The thought kept running through my mind, like, am i going to make it home to my mom?"

Rettke said none of the demonstrators left the area and convinced jurors his RACIST actions hadn't intimidate anyone and were protected by First Amendemt.

His lawyer said "I'm not going to tell you this wasn't racism. That would just be disingenuous. We can all just acknowledge there's a strong racist element to it. But what the Constitution says is that he can express racist views..he's a heckler for that protest and as much as the prosecutor doesn't want to acknowledge, that's free speech"

The ACLU of Tennessee and the State's Foundation for Individual Rights in Education both CONDEMNED THE CHARGES against Rettke where Hedy Weinberg said "While the student in this instance clearly intended to mock and provoke people, from video of the incident he did not appear to be making a targeted threat or to be creating a fear of bodily harm. Particularly in a public forum space where First Amendment protections are at their height, even this kind of contemptible racist speech is protected under First Amendment"

School officials have declined to say whether he's still a student there or was expelled citing privacy laws.

His sentence will be on August 14 as Rettke told reporters that now that his actions are legal, he plans to DO IT AGAIN as a form of HIS PROTEST after avoiding it for 3 YEARS as he expects to finish his education.

Do you expect this kid to still have a bright future after admitting he's Racist?

Rettke - Racist Prick

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Zeus
07/18/19 10:28:52 PM
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I'm not sure why people would think that could be illegal (other than maybe the disorderly conduct, but he's doing that as part of a protest the same as anybody else protesting), let alone bring that crap to court.
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streamofthesky
07/18/19 10:46:32 PM
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Yeah...he's a racist and an ass hole, but what he did isn't illegal. Well, aside from the disrupting the meeting / disorderly conduct charge, I guess.

Now, if what he did enraged someone else enough that they struck him, I'd say he was intentionally trying to provoke people and probably let the attacker off with a very light sentence.

But it didn't sound like he was intimidating or threatening the safety of anyone, so in itself not a crime.
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Hop103
07/18/19 10:55:15 PM
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I don't know about bright future, but it's definitely legal.
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KeijiMaedaTiger
07/18/19 11:11:30 PM
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I don't think he should have been charged with anything. Disrupting a meeting? It was a public protest, gimme a break.
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streamofthesky
07/18/19 11:26:26 PM
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KeijiMaedaTiger posted...
I don't think he should have been charged with anything. Disrupting a meeting? It was a public protest, gimme a break.

If he's being disruptive enough that it interferes with their ability to hold the protest, he could be obstructing their first amendment rights. So it could be a fair thing to charge him with.
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wwinterj25
07/18/19 11:30:02 PM
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mrduckbear posted...
Do you expect this racist kid to still have a "bright future" after admitting he's racist?

Probably not. Racism isn't favoured.
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Lirishae
07/18/19 11:31:55 PM
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Zeus posted...
I'm not sure why people would think that could be illegal

He was charged with civil rights intimidation, but not convicted because no one actually left the area due to his actions. Racism is protected by the First Amendment, but using it to intimidate is not protected, just as making a threat you intend to carry out is not protected speech.
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aDirtyShisno
07/18/19 11:54:54 PM
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streamofthesky posted...
KeijiMaedaTiger posted...
I don't think he should have been charged with anything. Disrupting a meeting? It was a public protest, gimme a break.

If he's being disruptive enough that it interferes with their ability to hold the protest, he could be obstructing their first amendment rights. So it could be a fair thing to charge him with.

Anti protestors exist and have never been charged for disrupting a meeting even if it causes actual violence to break out. This is a stupid charge and waste of resources.
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