Investigation after Utah women’s basketball players say they were called racial slurs

Police say they are investigating after members of Utah women’s basketball team claim they were racially harassed while in Idaho for the NCAA tournament.
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[@pipernigrum]

Outlaw engine revving!

[@RW-zh7kl]

Yah the Democrat dicktatorship and EPA are making that illegal as well

[@zekeb2888]

Lol I love how they say there isn’t racism in their Town in the same Press conference that was shut down by racists.

[@Deedeevenice]

Because ignorance breeds racism! And Americans are at the forefront of bad behaviour!

[@objectivetruth2286]

Funny how my story wasn’t plastered all over the news; my friend and I accidentally drove into a mostly “ethnic” neighborhood and within seconds, 3 guys came running at us yelling every slur in the book. We turned around and sped out of there as fast as we could. Funny how these stories never get mentioned….

[@elbob17]

They only care about racism when it’s geared toward the blacks.

[@Deedeevenice]

Oh okay then- 2 wrongs make a right!

[@TrumpDoesntWipe]

Where is the video?

[@tigermachine6471]

Yea exactly who was supposed to report on this? I wanna get the logic straight here…..so you think they should be ok with racism towards a visiting womens basketball team because you experienced name calling while driving? I dont buy it, but ok….so now what? Someone got shot down the street but i dont think it should be investigated or reported because i was shot at once and no one investigated that? Thats an example of your logic in another scenario…..do see the problem with it?

[@objectivetruth2286]

Wow! You completely misinterpreted my point. I’m asking the media to plaster all of the many incidents of rashial intolerance all over the web and in the news so that we all can see that everyone is responsible for this terrible behavior and for stopping it.

[@davidc5027]

And this is what we focus on and spend money on these days. Name calling. Using up resources like from the FBI.. Completely ridiculous.

[@I_2_wonder]

Still looking for a hate crime. Can't find one

[@tigermachine6471]

It not difficult to see why theres so many of these incidents, theres a whole lot of people ready to make excuses for something so pointless and ignorant as racism.

[@theninjacat7200]

open your eyes

[@YNGNZ]

can we just see the evidence???

[@micclay]

Are we expected to believe this?

[@TrumpDoesntWipe]

It doesn't matter if you want to accept it.

[@theninjacat7200]

racism is real

[@user-gy2xh1sp9s]

This isn't the 1950's. Reeks of a set up.

[@davidcaldwell3219]

Idaho sucks..please do better

[@daddyj2030]

This is a story? Some teens drive by and yell some stupid shit....this country has gone full soft serve

[@tigermachine6471]

Just a thought, but maybe the majority of us are just sick of the whole racist thing. Its easy to say the whole country has gone soft serve, when your not being effected by it. Its not “soft serve” to care, i have never in my life been compelled to yell a racial slur at someone. So i guess im “soft serve” but id like to see you say that to my face…..it might turn out the ones that feel so small that yelling ignorance at minority teens and young women, as a good use of their time, maybe they are the ones that are “soft serve”? Sure looks like it from my POV

[@pipernigrum]

Support female athletics. The world will not be safe until our military is in every country ensuring that every girl is playing soccer!

[@ronaldlloyd5370]

WHERE'S THE GOVERNOR???

[@user-gy2xh1sp9s]

Not many buying this story, is my guess.

[@davenewsom5985]

Well, the story is REAL

[@deuswulf6193]

@@davenewsom5985 Story exist, accusations are likely made up though.

[@davenewsom5985]

@@deuswulf6193 keep telling yourself that. This story is REAL.

[@deuswulf6193]

@@davenewsom5985 Yes, someone told a story thus it is real. Their accusations are not real unless there is proof. Are you struggling with confirmation bias by any chance?

[@davenewsom5985]

@deuswulf6193 What reason would they have to make it up? No one make s up racist incidents. Jeez man.

[@bkrider19]

It's good this is getting news coverage.

[@RW-zh7kl]

I love how theres a video of absolutely nothing 👍

[@timgersh6787]

lotta hate crimes have that, kinda weird

[@bobbykiefer4306]

They filed a report including the coach.

[@RW-zh7kl]

@@bobbykiefer4306 everyone in the whole world knows now they filed a report for someone supposedly calling them names, and it's nationwide news now

[@davenewsom5985]

It showed them leaving the restaurant, you Dimwit. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@RW-zh7kl]

I love how I post a reply and and then it apparently gets censored cuz it's not here at all anymore, the Democrat dicktatorship at work

[@heyitsmedammit]

is making racist comments a crime?

[@M_A_R_K_23]

Yes a hate crime if it’s towards someone in some states it’s worse. I advise just not being racist

[@stuartgray5877]

​@@M_A_R_K_23 No it is not a crime. Everyone in this country has a constitutional right to be racist. It's only when you ACT on your racism in a way that cause PHYSICAL HARM. Any law that says we are not allowed to be racist will be overturned by the supreme court. IF we were to allow a law that can tell people how to think, we are only one step from them telling you WHAT RELIGION TO BELIEVE IN. This country was founded on the freedom to be a racist or a bigot but you may NOT "harm" others based on that belief.

[@M_A_R_K_23]

@@stuartgray5877 well if you hurl racist words at me, then follow me back to my hotel that’s a crime. There was a case a few years about some racist in pick up trucks driving past a black kids bday party doing the whole racist threatening yapping thing. They went to trial and got convicted. To my knowledge they did not physically hurt anyone just being crap people

[@stuartgray5877]

@@M_A_R_K_23 yes. The 'following' would constitute "harassment". Again, being racist is protected by the constitution. I am the least racist you are likely to find in the US. I don't condone racism but I understand what freedom of speech, and therefore freedom of thought means.

[@Tom-xn8nn]

Is yelling slurs a crime now ?

[@deuswulf6193]

Thought crime apparently.

[@M_A_R_K_23]

@@deuswulf6193it’s not a thought after you harass people yelling slurs and following them back to their hotel

[@deuswulf6193]

@@M_A_R_K_23 No proof that even happened, much less proof of actual harassment. The whole strip is full of security cameras and live feeds, if it happened it would have been filmed. If you fall for this hoax, then you are part of the problem.

[@RobXb]

It can lead to a hate crime just like attacking a lgbtq person.

[@Tom-xn8nn]

@RobXb when that happens it's a crime .but until then it's not

[@FireRescue884]

I hear the word on every platform! spelling it different and claiming because they are black they can use the word, doesn’t change the meaning. It also doesn’t change the audience who hears it. So if you don’t like it stop, it’s that friggen simple.

[@Tbrew-zd6xb]

@fire. Blks don't have to and other wil continue to suffer the consequences

[@stuartgray5877]

Sorry but a "racial slur" IS NOT A CRIME! Everyone in this country has the right to be racist and to talk about it, and EVEN TO USE SLURS. No crime has been committed UNLESS Someone ACTS on the racism in a VIOLENT WAY. The constitution is SUPPOSED to respect people rights yoy be bigots, or misogynists, or idiots. Its ONLY when you use VIOLENCE against another that your behavior is not protected. Propke need to kearn what the constitution MEANS sgain.

[@timgersh6787]

Racism happens but not as much as fake racism. That said Spokane WA is not far and I know what the people are like so this makes sense but odds are its just some jerk kids funny thing but odds are its a racial mix with the group

[@joshgarver1197]

I don't care if everyone thinks were racist if that will stop people from moving here.

[@ROLLIN-DUB]

Huh? Why wouldn’t you want people moving to your state?

[@johngiglio6834]

100% HOAX! Lynne Roberts The Smollett of women's BB.

[@PigfootPickled]

People can't even live safely in their homes in Idaho

[@LawandOrder-fi5xk]

Who wants to bet that they are trying to pull a Jussie Smollett.

[@timgersh6787]

@thelifeofaria yea no bet since they are kinda doing a fake hate crime

[@greenfash6328]

@thelifeofaria I mind is a terrible thing to waste.

[@bobbykiefer4306]

The town is a far right stronghold. Something is going on in that town.

[@deuswulf6193]

@@bobbykiefer4306 So? The left has gone so extreme-left, that even normies are "far right" these days. A lot of "far right" people are just those whose conviction doesn't move with whatever is politically correct at the time, which btw is completely manufactured.

[@stacylincoln1686]

lies..and NO video? LIARS pure lies...