Nebraska State Trooper In Klan

American Voices

September 1, 2006 | ISSUE 42•35

An arbitrator for the state of Nebraska ruled that a state trooper could not be fired for belonging to the Ku Klux Klan. What do you think?

I'm actually fairly impressed with this man. It has to be hard, time-consuming work to be part of two bigoted, fear-mongering groups simultaneously.

Janelle Draper
Judge
Would you rather he vented his racism at unsuspecting motorists on the highway, or in the safe confines of a KKK meeting?

Jerry Patrone
Poultry Inspector
The last time I checked, no one was forcing blacks or Jews to drive through Nebraska. So what exactly is the issue?

Neil Gruber
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