Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team

[Zincwarrior]

Racists harassed and threatened the Utah women's basketball team, and forced them to flee to Washington. The Team was in for an NCAA tournament game. It appears the town had previously been called a safe haven for white supremacy groups. SAD. ​

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team

The team and its coaches were confronted twice by people who drove by them in trucks, shouting racial slurs.

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Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team​

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team​

The team and its coaches were confronted twice by people who drove by them in trucks, shouting racial slurs.

March 27, 2024, 3:35 PM CDT
By Char Adams
Police in Coeur d’Alene, a northern Idaho town that a local public advocacy organization has described as a “safe haven” for white supremacist groups, are investigating after the University of Utah’s women’s basketball coach said her team was targeted in a series of “racial hate crimes” while in town for the NCAA Tournament last week.
Mayor Jim Hammond apologized to the team at a news conference Tuesday. The apology came after Utah athletics officials said a driver revved their engine and yelled the N-word at the team, band members and cheerleaders as they went out to dinner Thursday evening. Later, as the group left the restaurant, two trucks came near them, and the drivers revved their engines and yelled the N-word in another instance.

“We condemn, in the strongest terms, those horrendous acts of hatred,” Tony Stewart, of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, said at the news conference. “If the perpetrators can be found, we call upon them to be prosecuted. There is no place in our communities or in the United States of America for such horrific acts.”
Police Chief Lee White said local law enforcement received a report about the incident the night it happened and are working with the FBI to speak with the victims and witnesses to determine which state or federal laws apply. He cited federal law, a state law against malicious harassment and a statute against disorderly conduct.
In a statement obtained by NBC News, an FBI spokesperson said, “We are aware of the incident in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and are in regular contact with local authorities. If, in the course of the local investigation, information comes to light of a potential federal violation, the FBI is prepared to investigate.”
The team was in the area to take part in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Washington, hosted by Gonzaga University, but had to stay in Idaho because of a lack of hotel space. Coach Lynne Roberts revealed the incident to reporters Monday.
“Racism is real, and it happens, and it’s awful,” Roberts said. “For our players, whether they are white, Black, green, whatever — no one knew how to handle it. And it was really upsetting. And for our players and staff to not feel safe in an NCAA Tournament environment, it’s messed up.”
Roberts added that the NCAA and Gonzaga helped move the team to a different hotel. Neither Roberts nor the women’s athletics department immediately responded to requests for comment. Gonzaga and NCAA officials, along with Idaho Gov. Brad Little, swiftly issued statements apologizing to the team and condemning the harassment.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Racists harassed and threatened the Utah women's basketball team, and forced them to flee to Washington. The Team was in for an NCAA tournament game. It appears the town had previously been called a safe haven for white supremacy groups. SAD. ​

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team

The team and its coaches were confronted twice by people who drove by them in trucks, shouting racial slurs.

www.nbcnews.com

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team​

Yes, Coeur d'alene and North Idaho are well known for their racist sympathies. Sadly, it's not even a majority of the residents..but there is a strong minority.
I must say that as a resident of South-eastern Idaho I get tired of being tarred with the same brush.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I must say that as a resident of South-eastern Idaho I get tired of being tarred with the same brush.

Does that mean you are living in...your private idaho?

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Does that mean you are living in...your private idaho?

Well...yes. I'm pretty rural.
Do you have Rock Lobster where you live...in your Love Shack?

 

[rampart]

Well...yes. I'm pretty rural.
Do you have Rock Lobster where you live...in your Love Shack?

i don't know fleagle, i think you just put b-52s on my play list today. those are fun songs.

i fell asleep in the private idaho movie. the old lady made me think it was a war movie before we went. .

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

So, two marginal white bigots raced their truck engines while shouting ‘nigg€r!’. NBC headline!
Just last week I heard several black high school kids, while smoking pot in public, say ‘nigg€r’ and ‘boy’ at least half-dozen times over a thirty minute period at a strip mall in a black town with a $127k median income.

 

[tyroneweaver]

Does that mean you are living in...your private idaho?

he;s the guy that had kanab on his T shirt in the movie Napolian Dynamite

 

[rampart]

So, two marginal white bigots raced their truck engines while shouting ‘nigg€r!’. NBC headline!
Just last week I heard several black high school kids, while smoking pot in public, say ‘nigg€r’ and ‘boy’ at least half-dozen times over a thirty minute period at a strip mall in a black town with a $127k median income.

is that what this is all about? your constitutional right to say "******."

You can say it. no law against it , is there? Come here tpo town. strand on any corner and shout it if you like.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

So, two marginal white bigots raced their truck engines while shouting ‘nigg€r!’. NBC headline!
Just last week I heard several black high school kids, while smoking pot in public, say ‘nigg€r’ and ‘boy’ at least half-dozen times over a thirty minute period at a strip mall in a black town with a $127k median income.

I just find it amazing that the most racist folks always claim to be around black folks, that just doesn't really make sense too me. How is it that you hate black folks so much, but you are always in a black neighborhood, a black school, a black blah, blah, blah.

 

[Zincwarrior]

So, two marginal white bigots raced their truck engines while shouting ‘nigg€r!’. NBC headline!
Just last week I heard several black high school kids, while smoking pot in public, say ‘nigg€r’ and ‘boy’ at least half-dozen times over a thirty minute period at a strip mall in a black town with a $127k median income.

#MAGAProud

 

[rampart]

I just find it amazing that the most racist folks always claim to be around black folks, that just doesn't really make sense too me. How is it that you hate black folks so much, but you are always in a black neighborhood, a black school, a black blah, blah, blah.

the only time i see them in the nineth ward they are buying drugs on the corner.

 

[leftwinger]

Surprisingly the FBI (or police) found the time and agents available? Don't they hace a NASCAR noose to fingerprint? Or a church fire set by a white, oops i mean black false flagger?

 

[Zincwarrior]

Surprisingly the FBI (or police) found the time and agents available? Don't they hace a NASCAR noose to fingerprint? Or a church fire set by a white, oops i mean black false flagger?

NCAA. That means money is involved.

 

[justoffal]

Yes, Coeur d'alene and North Idaho are well known for their racist sympathies. Sadly, it's not even a majority of the residents..but there is a strong minority.
I must say that as a resident of South-eastern Idaho I get tired of being tarred with the same brush.

And also feathered?

 

[Godboy]

Racists harassed and threatened the Utah women's basketball team, and forced them to flee to Washington. The Team was in for an NCAA tournament game. It appears the town had previously been called a safe haven for white supremacy groups. SAD. ​

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team

The team and its coaches were confronted twice by people who drove by them in trucks, shouting racial slurs.

www.nbcnews.com

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team​

Since when is insulting people illegal?

 

[tyroneweaver]

Racists harassed and threatened the Utah women's basketball team, and forced them to flee to Washington. The Team was in for an NCAA tournament game. It appears the town had previously been called a safe haven for white supremacy groups. SAD. ​

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team

The team and its coaches were confronted twice by people who drove by them in trucks, shouting racial slurs.

www.nbcnews.com

Idaho police are investigating racist harassment of Utah women’s basketball team​

Rachel Richardson’s mom was in idaho? How quaint

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

#MAGAProud

What does that mean? Try responding to my post.