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Billy Ray Johnson, a mentally retarded black man, was lured by four white youths to a Texas cow pasture two years ago. There were other good old boys at the party, and after a while, they got Johnson drunk and had him dancing, to cries of "dance, nigger, dance." Then one of the good old boys punched Johnson in the mouth, knocking him cold.

So the four good old boys threw Johnson into the back of a pickup truck, and drove him to the county dump, where they threw his unconscious body on top of a fire ant mound.

Wait, wait. It gets better.

One of the good old boys, a fellow named Hicks who works as a guard at the county jail, later called the police to report he found Johnson lying by the side of the road. The subsequent police and FBI investigation fingered the four good old boys as the assailants.

Last week, the four good old boys were sentenced for their crime. Hicks got 60 days in jail, and this three buddies 30 days each.

The mayor is sympathetic:

"It was a very unfortunate and senseless thing," said Wilford Penny, 73, who last month completed a 6-year term as Linden's mayor. "But I don't think there was anything racial about it. These guys were drinking, and this guy [Johnson] liked to dance. I'm not surprised when they get to drinking and use the n-word. The black boy was somewhere he shouldn't have been, although they brought him out there."

Billy Ray Johnson is 42-years-old.

8.6.05 17:44

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john @ blogenlust / Website (8.6.05 19:52)
That's disgusting. Can we give Texas back to Mexico now?

(9.6.05 02:24)
"This guy liked to dance."
I can't even think of a witty putdown. My stomach is too busy turning.

harini calamur / Website (9.6.05 03:28)
what is it with judges across the world. a couple of weeks ago - a judge in India - in the middle of a rape trial - asked the victim if she wanted to marry the rapist. (I am not joking)