A new-fallen snow is such a pure and beautiful thing...until a man in Idaho uses it to construct a snowman wearing a KKK hood and carrying a noose in its outstretched hand.
When local station KXLY came out to report on the snowman, the guy looked kinda familiar:
The homeowner who had the offensive snow sculpture in front of his home is Mark, who was profiled by KXLY back in July when he posted flags ranging from an Aryan Nations flag to an SS flag at his home, drawing the ire of his neighbors. Then in October he angered residents further when, according to neighbors, he passed out bullets on Halloween. Mark refuted his neighbors claims, saying he didn't actually pass out bullets, but rather he passed out bullet casings, and only did so after he ran out of candy
Someone knocked Mark's snowman down at first, so he built it larger and now it stands about 10 feet tall. Did we mention this delightful man lives 100 yards away from an elementary school?
Two Kootenai County sheriff's deputies let Mark know about the Idaho statute against hanging nooses, so that's gone. The snowman's pointy top got knocked off too.
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