The KKK Would Like to Adopt a One-Mile Section of a Georgia Highway

Abby

1) There was an unsuccessful attempt in 1997 in Missouri.

You need to do a little more research on the above parahrased statement. I say this because, the KKK did apply for the right to adopt a road in Missouri and were originally refused acceptance in the state program. However, the KKK took the issue to court and won the right they were seeking. Consequently, the section of road they were assigned, quickly and mysteriously became a trash disposal stretch of highway by passerbys without any trouble from the local police. As a result, the KKK found that they were unable to keep up with removing the excessively large amount of trash which began finding it's way onto their section of highway. Subsequently, the KKK loss their contract for failure to comply with the rules of keeping the highway clean and free of discarded trash. The repulsive Missouri KKK organization have never attempted to be awarded another highway since that one bad experience.

2) What is their real reason for wanting to adopt a one-mile stretch of road?

What do such parasistic organizations always want from the society in which they exist ? Answer, media attention, public recognition, public acceptance and the chance to enlarge their ranks of members by getting exposure. Nothing new nor sinister here, just the same old ploy, get your ostracized organization in the news and they (new members) will come.

haha RF! Good point!

An excellent example of winning in court but losing in the court of public opinion.

Georgia has disallowed this. One hour ago.

My bet would be, that the stinking KKK skunks were hoping for just such a ruling from the state, in order to get their organization front page media coverage.

If I'm right, a lawsuit will be forthcoming to gain even more publicity for a bunch of filthy racist idiots who's stench is worst than the discarded garbage they were seeking to pick up from the roadside.

I agree. This was just a publicity stunt.

R F ... MY husband and I decided the same thing! Everyone can just litter extra in that section of highway and they won't be able to keep it up and may "heaven forbid" lose their section!

But alas ... Georgia made their decision

Sorry, you cannot legitimize hate.

True say.

thats the craziest thing I ever heard of

Perhaps after that Al Qaeda can adopt the street where the World Trade Center used to stand.

LOL

White trash,,, I beleive you have that wrong, cause at least they are out trying to keep the world clean

Reuben

at least they are out trying to keep the world clean

That does not change the fact that they are "White Trash" and represent the worst kind of racism in america.

Their colour is of no consequence, but they are trash.

Rory

Their colour is of no consequence

I understand your sentiment, however, when speaking of the Klan whether the Ku Klux Klan or The White Knights, the Christian White Knights or any of the other versions of the Klan, you must understand that all individual Klan groups have one thing in common, that being, specific rules which prohibits any KKK group from allowing people of any color other than white, from joining their organization. Further, the KKK also believes that non white people are their enemies as well as being enemies, as they put it, of "White America".

That includes people of yellow, red, brown and black and/or any shades of those skin colors and ethicity. The KKK membership, in their warped racist minds also hate both Catholics and Jews. (although in recent years, some Klan groups have began accepting Catholics into their ranks to bolster membership)

Hence, they have long been referred to as "White Trash," a title which they have earned.

It is official as of an hour ago. They will not be allowed.

I don't like the KKK anymore than some other questionable groups in society, but if the other groups get their "rights" then so should this group. I wish none of them would, however.

From CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/us/georgia-kkk-highway/

''On its website, the International Keystone Knights of the KKK says it is "fed up with the Federal tyranny and oppression of Reconstruction, and the time was ripe for Clandestine Armed Resistance."

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, lists the KKK as "the most infamous -- and oldest -- of American hate groups."

"Over the years since it was formed in December 1865, the Klan has typically seen itself as a Christian organization, although in modern times Klan groups are motivated by a variety of theological and political ideologies," the law center's website says.'''

That would be the only time I would not be tempted to turn someone in for littering, I could possibly force myself to do so as well. KKK came to Toledo when we lived there, I am sure anyone who watches truTV seen it, there was such a riot, police cars was attacked and had to run someone down to get away, it was crazy. Then they attempted to go for another rally in Toledo, they were turned down, their rights is not recognized with good reason and the only reason was to hurt others because that part to Toledo was mostly black citizens and it was an insult to them, I hated the idea of them coming in the first place. Whatever reason they have for buying any highway, it is not with good intentions. And it is public record when someone adopts highways, the same thing should happen then too, and hopefully the police will turn their heads again. Controlling the riots it is going to cause will be impossible. When they came to Toledo we had our guns loaded and ready for the worse, thank God we did not have to use any. Our kids, and they were adults, were made to come to our house until it was over.

Gee do they pick litter up with those niffy sheets they wear over their warp, racist, skulls? This group of people haven't a moral bone in their body. I hope they get denied over and over again. And whatever media attention they do get is negative, as that's all they are deserving of. Actually ignoring these simple clowns is a better idea. And if they need to drum up an idea for their sign up sheet (pun intended) apparently very few must be interested.

I don't like what they stand for, but they should be at home picking up trash. It takes trash to know trash.

Are they going to paint it white?

Aww let them do it. Maybe separating trash from recyclables will be therapeutic for them.

Hate groups such as the KKK have successfully sued other states in order to be allowed to participate in similar cleanup programs in other states. In 2000 Neo Nazis were allowed be a part of the Missouri Department of Transportation‘s adopt a highway, which consisted a part of Interstate 55 South of St. Louis. Perhaps the citizens of Georgia can follow in the footsteps of the good citizens of Missouri. In Missouri, there is a very popular petition being pushed through legislation that would change the stretch of highway that the Neo Nazis patrol from its current designation of “West Bypass” to something that would carry the name of Rabbi Ernest Jacob, a Holocaust survivor who moved to the area after WWII. If approved a sign baring the name change would be erected right next to the Neo Nazi’s adoption sign.

This sounds like a great idea.

"We are good, decent Christian Americans”. That is total hypocrisy Words like the KKK, Neo Nazi and Christianity should never be used in the same breath.

I would hate for visitors to the see the kkk on the broad side of my State. How embarrassing!

The photo here is inaccurate. Georgia State Law forbids anyone from wearing a mask that covers their face in public. It was intended to make members of the "Klan" show their faces.

After all, if someone wants to be a member of such a group, why should they not show everyone what they believe?

Perhaps because their beliefs are shameful and stupid?

Racism is an acute form of stupidity. Generally the victim pays a price that others who are willfully stupid pay.

To deny a person anything without knowing them is the act of an idiot.

If I used a photo w/o maks, etc., no one would know it's the KKK. The photo is what people 'think' of when they hear/see/read KKK. But thanks for the lesson.

Understood.

What is odd is that Americans associate the modern "Klan" with the South, but when it was reorganised (the original KKK was dissolved by Nathan Bedford Forrest) it was based largely in Indiana and Illinois.

Those people who re-founded the KKK were not so much into the effort for racism as they were for money. It was a way to get rich selling the robes, books, titles, etc.

The titles alone make you wonder how dumb someone would have to be to want the title of "Imperial Dragon" or other nonsense.

Since when is the KKK a group of decent Christian men?????? The Klan still is active in some parts of the USA making anti-African American or Hispanic... any sort of ethnic group that's not white, speeches! I grew up near Joliet IL and read in the papers every year about the rallies, and how several members when allowed to give their speech they had very hateful speeches. I also grew up with an uncle that thought there was nothing wrong and still thinks this with segregation and how certain ethnic groups shouldn't be allowed into areas that have been white for years and years, or they should be told to stay on their own side of the tracks. I don't agree with anything like that. I have friends that are immigrants from West Africa who come here trying to have a better life for themselves and their children, and I have some friends who are Chinese.
Some KKK groups may have claimed to change but I don't think for one minute that there aren't people who'd hide behind that ugly robe and hideous mask in order to scare people they thought didn't belong.

What does the KKK REALLY want to do with that mile stretch of road?

wow amazing

I heard some folks from Georgia interviewed about this. One huge problem was that no other groups wanted to adopt sections of the highway next the part the KKK wanted to adopt. Georgia was afraid that if they did allow a hate group to adopt that other groups would back out of the agreements they already had.

They are all bunch of cowards that is why they wear the hoods. As for most bullies these racists can only spew their garbage as a group.

Give 'em the mile. And all your garbage in the ditch. Double bonus, knowing where they are, cleaning up your crap. But they're crazy if they'd do it, there'd be so many dirty needles, busted bottles, mud balloons, kitchen cleaners, paper bags of feces, dead porcupines and skunks, broken ant farms, beehives, rotten eggs, dye bombs...

...they'd need biohazard suits and chainmail.