March 11, 2005

NATURE ABHORS A KLANSMAN:

Falling Tree Injures Accused Mississippi Klansman (Kenneth Billings, 3/11/05, Reuters)

A suspected Ku Klux Klansman who faces trial on murder charges next month for the notorious 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers is in serious condition in a Mississippi hospital after a falling tree crushed both his legs, officials said on Friday.

Who called 911?

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 11, 2005 12:12 PM
Comments

The snake in the tree.

Posted by: Luciferous at March 11, 2005 12:15 PM

Can one hope that the Distinguished Kleagle from the State of West Virginia meets his end when a shodily built facade of a building named after him collapses? Or is that just too "mean-spirited"?

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at March 11, 2005 12:23 PM

"Who called 911?"
Shouldn't the question be "Why call 911?"
Assuming of course that the dude is guilty.

Posted by: Mikey at March 11, 2005 1:35 PM

He is guilty. We don't know about the murder.

Posted by: oj at March 11, 2005 1:41 PM

Would have been more ironic/appropriate if he had been trying to tie a noose on the tree when it fell on him.

Posted by: John at March 11, 2005 2:16 PM

". . . And then, from the heavens, they heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 'Aw, shucks, missed again!' And there arose from the people a great wailing and lamentation, and there was much gnashing of teeth, and the rending of Klan robes . . ."

Posted by: Mike Morley at March 11, 2005 3:19 PM

he should have stuck with sheep, at worst he would have gotten a nasty kick to the shins

Posted by: cjm at March 11, 2005 4:46 PM

If a tree falls on a Klansmen in the forest and there is nobody there, does it make a sound? Does he?

Posted by: Tom Maguire at March 11, 2005 8:56 PM
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