An event occurred out here in "Real America' last Friday that you may have missed. Crete is a town of about 7000 in Southeastern Nebraska, not too far from Lincoln and home to Doane University, the fighting Tigers (all I really know about Doane U is every time an Omaha Storm Chaser pitcher strikes out an opposing layer you can text for a chance to win a $5K "scholarship" there).
The town is also home to Pet Food plant and a packing house. Thus, a whole lot of Hispanics moved there in the last 20 years to take "American jobs" that no American wants. The Hispanic population grew from 13% to over 42% since the 2000 census.
Guys like 74-year-old Billy Booth, a white guy, didn't like it one bit. Neighbors said he was an asshole to all of them, harassing them about their lawns and for coming onto his property. But when a family of Guatemalans moved in across the street, Booth had enough. 5 weeks prior to last Friday, Booth got into a screaming match with the kids in which he was the only participant and left it with a Welcome to Crete moment involving a fuck and a you. "Why is he talking to me like that?" was the question from the kid. He regularly yelled "You don't belong here" and "Speak English" and "Go back where ya came from" , you know, the favorites of ignorant fucks.
Friday afternoon the family and some nieces and nephews were playing in the front yard. Their soccer ball rolled into Booth's yard, which I'm sure was immaculate. The children retrieved it and then...74-year-old Billy Booth began shooting at the gathering from his window with his trusty shotgun. Buckshot splattered into 3 children and 3 adults shielding the kids. Thank goodness none were killed. But Booth then ate the shotgun and became the only fatality in this ugly incident.
A neighbor said about Booth "I don't care what police say. I lived next to the guy for 10 years and he wasn't a racist, but I feel lucky he didnt shoot me." Ok neighbor guy, I respect your opinion on racism (not really) but a guy screaming at Hispanic children and telling them to go back where they came from and to speak English sounds pretty damn racist to me. Maybe in "real America' that's just a term of endearment meant to encourage the children to stay in school, but I doubt it.
The adults and the children are all out of the hospital and an old racist guy is dead. Sorry, MAGA, you just lost a vote.
Welcome to Real America. amigos.
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