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TexasTowelie

(116,747 posts)
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 05:39 AM Jan 2018

Racist letter warns Idaho youth soccer coach to 'be careful.' Instead, he's fighting back.

EAGLE -- Jeromy Tarkon walked out to his driveway Sunday morning and discovered a letter on the windshield of his Jeep.

The youth soccer coach thought he’d find a donation inside for his budding club soccer team, the Idaho Juniors Futbol Club. Instead, he found an anonymous letter spewing racial slurs and instructing him to quit or “be careful.”

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“It’s because of liberals like you that our state is full of [n-word] and wet-----,” the anonymous letter reads. “Your [n-word] boy made the soccer field unclean by stepping on it. You are no better than the trash families you have. You are trash.

“Be careful how you coach. One day you might piss off the wrong parent or families. The Juniors are a joke. Quit now before the whole state hates you.

Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/soccer/article196558079.html

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Cha

(305,385 posts)
1. Of course he would fight back..
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 06:20 AM
Jan 2018

an intelligent, compassionate man and just look at him!

Too bad such hate filled garbage is roaming the streets.

Mahalo, TT

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
6. it so happens that 7 idaho limbaugh/trump racist stations depend on boise st and u of idaho
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:35 AM
Jan 2018

to keep broadcasting sports on them.

IDAHO 7  Boise St. 4, Idaho 3

those are all stations attacking black athletes who kneel.... and they all use the uni brand and logos for community cred and advertising

i doubt they would weigh in specifically on this but they all do the anti immigrant racism - probably 15 hrs a day or so - and if they find the writer i'll be the car radio is tuned to one of them

japple

(10,317 posts)
3. What a great coach. There is a gofundme effort for this league. Would be great if this
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:05 AM
Jan 2018

thing went viral. I sent them a little donation.

justhanginon

(3,323 posts)
4. The writer of that disgusting letter should have added
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:11 AM
Jan 2018

P.S., "Welcome to Trump's America".
What has happened to our country when in your face racism is happening all to often? I think the answer lies at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

ET Awful

(24,774 posts)
5. Looks like the letter writer can't even spell his racial slurs correctly.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:13 AM
Jan 2018

I mean . . . if you're going to spew hateful, racist bullshit, at least spell your spew correctly.

Farmer-Rick

(11,399 posts)
7. That's why I say Nazis and the KKK are Not about supporting white people
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:35 AM
Jan 2018

They are all about control and hating others.

There are many, many white people the Nazis and KKK have targeted and continue to harass. Just say or do one thing that may help someone not of their specified religion or color, and no matter your skin color, you become the target of their next hate crime.

So those fools who think they are safe because their skin is white, think again. You may just step out of that box they want you in and become their next target no matter your skin color.

mia

(8,420 posts)
8. Trumpism enables racism.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:46 AM
Jan 2018

The letter writer was surely emboldened by our racist president. I hope that the ramifications that will surround this despicable act will be seen as another example of Trumpism.

OregonBlue

(7,923 posts)
9. I read the comments from the locals and all but one were very positive about the boys
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 10:32 AM
Jan 2018

and blamed Trump for unleashing the hatred and bigotry in America.

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