Racism

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. . . . in the US:

There was the 19-year-old white man, convicted last July of criminally negligent homicide for killing a 54-year-old black woman and her 3-year-old grandson with his truck, who was sentenced in Paris to probation and required to send an annual Christmas card to the victims' family. . . .

And then there is the case that most troubles Cherry and leaders of the Texas NAACP, involving a 14-year-old black freshman, Shaquanda Cotton, who shoved a hall monitor at Paris High School in a dispute over entering the building before the school day had officially begun.

The youth had no prior arrest record, and the hall monitor--a 58-year-old teacher's aide--was not seriously injured. But Shaquanda was tried in March 2006 in the town's juvenile court, convicted of "assault on a public servant" and sentenced by Lamar County Judge Chuck Superville to prison for up to 7 years, until she turns 21.

[ "To some in Paris, sinister past is back" ]

. . . . in Germany:

The Berliner Zeitung reported that an entire class of cadets expressed their unwillingness to remember the Holocaust," during a compulsory class that dealt with the Nazi regime. Some of the cadets said during the class that "Jews are rich."

One of the witnesses to the incident was 83-year-old Holocaust survivor Isaac Becher, whose family - parents and two sisters - were murdered in German work camps. For the past 20 years Becher has been lecturing policeman about his wartime experiences.

[ "German cadets express 'unwillingness to remember Holocaust'" ]

and in Hungary:

Two thirds of Hungarians polled for their opinion of dole-scrounging immgrants from Piresa demanded "absolutely no asylum" for the parasitic newcomers, Ananava reports.

This came as a bit of a surprise to opinion research institute Tarki, which carried out the probe, since the country of Piresa is fictional.

[ "Hungarians demand ejection of Piresan immigrants" ]

In Belgium, however, some people are standing up to racism:

More than 600 Belgian couples have gathered to tie the knot, both out of love and as a gesture against small-town racism.

The focus of some discord in the village of Saint Niklaas has been a black town councillor.

Three couples in the town announced they would not get married when they found out Councillor Wouter Van Bellingen was listed to officiate, objecting to his colour.

[ "Belgians gather for anti-racism weddings" ]