Hate Crime Hoaxes
A “politically incorrect” chapter of Texas History
“The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” —- Harry S Truman
“Black Churches are the same as Islamic Mosques. They are places where white haters go to conspire. They are political entities that are not taxed and they are the Marxist engines that drive the black parasitic masses. God don’t have anything to do with black churches.”——-Breaker McCoy
In 2003, 11 Texas Senate democrats fled to New Mexico because they knew they would lose the battle over congressional redistricting. In 2001, it appeared likely that those same democrats would lose another contentious battle….until a suspicious crime, profiled on this site, “jump started” the legislative process.
A PROMINENT BLACK CHURCH IS DESECRATED….So They Say
The St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church—viewed from Interstate 30—on the morning of May 3, 2001
Public Officials Condemn The “Hate Crime”...
.....So Why Don’t They Want To Know Who Did It???
http://web.archive.org/web/20031226190634/http://www.texashistory101.com/
Was the “hate crime” that prompted passage of Texas’ hate crimes law a hoax?
Why was the “outcry” purely theatrical?
“Does it really matter who painted/desecrated the St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church? If this helps to pass a hate-crimes bill, then it was all worth it.” —-Letter to the Dallas Observer, May 31, 2001
“The church of the mayor of the city of Dallas was the victim of a hate crime.”
——State Senator Royce West, May 3, 2001, addressing the Texas Senate
“I told the FBI that white people did not do this.”
—-African-American civil rights activist
Dallas, Texas—May 2, 2001. A prominent African-American church, attended by U. S. Senate candidate Ron Kirk and other local and state leaders, is vandalized with a swastika and graffiti. The next day, state legislators, citing the hate crime at the church, emotionally plead for passage of a hate-crimes bill which has been stalled. A previously opposed senator, moved by the speeches, changes his mind and casts the elusive one vote needed to bring the bill up for debate. Soon afterwards, the bill passes, and is quickly signed into law by the governor.
The FBI join police to investigate the apparent hate crime at the church. An African-American civil rights activist, brought in by the feds, examines the evidence and concludes that white people did not commit the crime. Police report that a passing motorist called 911 and reported seeing a black male desecrate the church. Over two years pass by with no arrests, no reward, and with no comments from most previously vocal key figures now tight-lipped about the suspicious nature of the crime. On July 3, 2001, the FBI in Dallas closes its investigation without commenting on the validity of the crime.
No one who publicly condemned the desecration has ever demanded a reward. Neither the well funded St. Luke church nor Dallas Crime Stoppers has ever offered a reward for the still unsolved hate crime.
The outcry—before the hate-crimes bill is debated and passed:
Texas Senate News “Hate Crimes Legislation Continues to Percolate” May 3, 2001
Details of the Texas Senate personal privilege speeches, made the day after the St. Luke Church was desecrated.
The Daily Texan “Senate Debates Hate Crime Coverage”
May 4, 2001
“With tears in her eyes, Rep. Helen Giddings, D-Dallas, stood next to Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, on the Senate Chamber floor Thursday afternoon wondering how someone could have so much hate.”
Commentary: “Racist act makes Christlike response difficult”
May 11, 2001
Rev. Sheron C. Patterson, Sr. Pastor, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Dallas
“In a strange way, we can say thanks to the racist vandals. They helped our cause.”
Sept 8, 2003—Rev. Patterson tells national radio audience:
“I see now that it was not a racist act.”
“I can tell you now firsthand how personally violated one feels about this kind of thing. It is very personal….” Das why we dun violate de whites!
St. Rep./St. Luke Member
Helen Giddings, May 3, 2001, addressing the Texas House
The suspicions—after the hate-crimes bill is signed into law:
“Mystery of St. Luke” Dallas Observer May 17, 2001
A Must Read! In this story, the FBI’s expert (an African-American civil rights activist) gives five reasons why the desecration at St. Luke did not fit the normal pattern of supremacists. Written by award winning journalist Jim Schutze.
http://web.archive.org/web/20031226190634/http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b0f05804b6a.htm
May 25, 2001
Includes the full details of the 911 callers, who told police they saw a black male desecrating the church. They made the call—the day after the desecration—in response to the heavy press coverage of what was being called a “hate crime”. Had that information been made public at that time, it arguably could have affected the outcome of the hate crimes vote—-just four days later.
One of the more suspicious elements of the St. Luke desecration involved the vandals’ use of white latex paint—applied with a brush. The above story tells of white latex paint and brushes that were found just inside the church. Was it the same paint used in an office renovation project underway at the church? Church officials initially said that there had been no renovation project involving the use of white paint. Doesn’t this hint at an attempted cover-up?
(Clarification of previous two stories regarding hate-crimes bill “scheduled debate”)
Dallas Police “will no longer comment”??
At 5:55 p.m. of the same day that the above Dallas Morning News story was released, WFAA-TV in Dallas issued a print story, “Unlikely suspect sought in church attack” by reporter Gary Reaves. (No longer on internet). In reference to the existence of the 911 caller, the story said,
“Police sources now say it was improper to release unsubstantiated witness statements in an incomplete investigation, so they will no longer comment.”
911 calls are considered “open records” under the Texas Open Records Act, so the existence of that call prompted many local media outlets to request a copy. With many hate crimes, witness statements can’t be substantiated. In a 5/30/2001 Dallas Morning News story, police described the 911 callers as “credible witnesses”, so was it really “improper to release”??
Could it be that there were “those”, already reeling from the release of the May 17 Dallas Observer story, that were angered about the disclosure of the 911 call. The police “flip-flop” in attitude makes me wonder who may have called them. Did then-mayor Ron Kirk, a member of St. Luke, call Dallas police chief Terrell Bolton? If the police were directed to “back off”, wouldn’t that suggest obstruction of justice? Since the release of the May 25 WFAA story, Dallas police have said nothing more about the crime. When the FBI closed its investigation on July 3, 2001, they made no comment regarding the validity of the crime.
Chief Bolton
Other stories
http://web.archive.org/web/20031226190634/http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b11fc062a1f.htm
“...the couple did not call police that night because they thought the youth had been painting as part of some sort of youth event at the church. Only after they saw heavy news coverage the next day did they think it important to report what they saw.”
Same story from the Washington Times Website
http://web.archive.org/web/20031226190634/http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b162c814960.htm
“They (the 911 callers) did not consider a swastika a common insult to the black community. “It’s an African-American church, and I’m Jewish,” the witness told the dispatcher, “so I didn’t think anything about it. If it was a bunch of white people doing it, it would have caught my eye. But, it looked like a person who goes to church there.”
Inside http://www.TexasHateCrime.com
Heartfelt Grievous Reaction or Obscene Dramatic Theatre? With video link
An explanation of the elusive “one vote”
Shocking stories of those who have “cried wolf”
(Click on picture to enlarge.) Aerial photo showing desecrated side of St. Luke church and Interstate 30, from where the 911 caller said he saw the desecration in progress. Then desecrated area is near center of picture, just to the right of where building curve ends. (See picture at top of page.) Why would supremacists attack a brightly lit church facing an interstate highway? Why would they use latex paint and a brush?
Sen. Royce West named most of St. Luke’s political members in his senate speech. Was the church used to “stage a hate crime” because of its political prominence? An East Texas church desecration just a month earlier, followed by a rally attended by Martin Luther King III and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, prompted no comments or actions from hate crimes bill proponents.
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