Couple Will Do Serious Time For Racist Gun Threats
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Published 2017-02-28
"A Georgia judge has sentenced Kayla Norton, 25, and Jose "Joe" Torres, 26, to spend a combined 19 years in prison for their role in a group's racist rampage at an 8-year-old's birthday party — an assault that included shouting racial slurs, making armed threats and waving Confederate battle flags.
"I'm so sorry that happened to you," Norton told the family that endured the assault, weeping in the courtroom at Monday's sentencing. "I am so sorry."
After telling the court that she accepted responsibility for her actions, Norton turned to the area of the courtroom where families who attended the birthday party were seated.
"But I want you all to know that that is not me," Norton told them. "That is not me."
Norton and Torres, who are not married, have three children together. Prosecutors say they were part of a gang of white supremacists who targeted African-Americans with racist taunts and threatened to murder minorities.
In court Monday, both Norton and Torres sat hunched over and crying after Superior Court Judge William "Beau" McClain handed down his sentence: 13 years in prison and seven years' probation for Torres, and six years in prison with nine years' probation for Norton. Both of them are also banished from Douglas County, McClain said.”*
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All Comments (21)
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Why are these people crying in court? Do you really think they're sorry for what they did? No! They're sad about having to face the consequences.
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Everyone's a badass until they get sent to prison. Then they cry like babies.
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They did all that and now they're crying ONLY because they're going to jail? Smh
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The police were a waste of time. If the roles were reversed they would call out the armed guard.
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The fact that the cops let them leave says something!!!!
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The video of them crying when they got their sentence was fucking amazing. Truly orgasmic.
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AND THE COPS DID NOTHING!!! ALL THEY DID WAS TELL THE VICTIMS TO CALM DOWN!!! ALL WHILE THE CRIMINALS DRIVE BY WITH LOADED GUNS ( MOST NOT LEGAL )... AND THE COPS ARE ON THEIR SIDE!!
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Big respect to the judge for handing out a sentence they deserve.
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They're just crying because they got caught plain and simple.
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Wow, these racists are so brave. Only 7 trucks full of adults against one whole birthday party. They are picking a fight with such a strong enemy. Too bad they can't all celebrate their supreme victory together in prison.
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So awful in itself but at an 8-year old’s birthday party?! Heartbreaking.
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Here in South Africa, you're arrested for years for saying racist comments 😂. Love it!
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Need I point out that if the people in the trucks had been black, they would not have been allowed to just drive away, but would have been shot to death by police.
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"That's not mee..." Oh, it's you, chick. You're only sorry because you didn't get away with it. Trump being president does not make this behavior ok, now.
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The klan must be hurting for membership numbers.
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You have to be really brave to terrorize a child's birthday party!
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I love how she said “that’s not me, I’m not that person” Apparently, that’s exactly who you are, Karen.
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And the police did what? They literally let them peel off and continue to let them yell out the trucks. Those cops were useless
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The jail time that they will actually serve is not nearly enough.
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you know that cops can't arrest there brothers in the kkk
