The nooses were found around the area of Lake Merritt and have been removed, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said in a tweet on Wednesday."Symbols of racial violence have no place in Oakland and will not be tolerated," Schaaf said in a statement posted on Twitter. She added that the incident will be investigated as hate crimes.This incident follows the hanging deaths of two black men in Southern California that are being investigated by both local and federal agencies. Robert L.
Read MoreAn autopsy was conducted on June 12 and there are still no signs of foul play, the sheriff's department said. The forensic pathologist is waiting for toxicology results before assigning the cause and manner of death.Oakland resident Porchia Freeman took video of what appears to be a noose swinging from tree on near the lake on Tuesday. She said she was walking around the lake when she saw a string swinging in her peripheral vision.
How about reporting real crime. Like the dude that's been arrested 100 times assaulting a 92 yr old woman. Keep stirring the pot Fake News.
Keep hoping and begging for their love ' black asses' while they kill you in the same ways they have been doi g since slavery! GOD KNOWS THESE WHITE KIDS GOT HELL TO PAY. KARMA
Isn’t that just littering with incredibly bad taste? This “hate crime” designation is getting out of hand. Since when should the government be punishing points of view, no matter how heinous? Laws are meant to govern actions, not prejudices. No?
fabfashionista8 Rethink history.Whites brought genocide,slavery,and colonization(Their 1 true contribution to history)didnt bring civilization,art,or science.Actually delayed its emergence for 1k years and later killed/enslaved 1/2 the world to finance/tk credit for a few tainted contributions
I guess if you call some racist enough you might persuade a person to become one
THE KKK DID THIS.
Sad thing is that most of these cases lately turn out to be young black people trying to make a point for what they view as a just cause or gain attention.
Racism is terrible and should not exist nowadays. Let us live all together in peace and harmony.
Cover the hangings like the Wendy’s burning down and COVID-19!
This has been debunked earlier in Oakland. CNN is really shitty about getting stories right. This is a non story
Planning ahead.....
thanks democrats
Several nooses that CNN hung there
Yup, confederate flag waving, MAGA country there. 🙄
Dark times we live in! Everyone please be safe 🙏🏾
Cameras are everywhere should be easy to solve
What is happening to us? 🙏
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