2 Involved in Louisiana Court Race Targeted by ‘KKK’ Death Threats
Two death threats, both signed “KKK,” against a Louisiana Supreme Court candidate and a campaign supporter are considered “very serious” and are being investigated as hate crimes, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Democrat Bill Quigley, a teacher at Loyola University Law School who volunteers as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People, said he received the threat Thursday.
The note to Quigley, who is white, read: “Pull out of the election ASAP or else you, Debbie [Quigley’s wife], and your two sons will all die! We can blow you away at any time.”
Quigley said Friday he would not be intimidated into quitting.
The second note was sent to Ron Chisom, an African American who is a Quigley supporter and who works with an organization that holds seminars to train people to combat racism. It threatened death because of the meetings.
Both letters contained obscenities and racial epithets and were signed, “Proud and White, Stand and Fight, KKK.”
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