SKINHEAD-GANG HOAX

An official-looking website, complete with a
law-enforcement-officer’s badge-replica, which claimed that the
Skinhead website was the “top” “prison-gang” organizer, has been
busted. The self-declared “Prison-Gang Identification Task Force”
displayed a badge, beneath lurid attacks against The Nationalist
Movement, although, when enlarged, the shield was illegible. Viewers
to the “Blogger”-hosted website, posted by an unknown blogger, were
feted to the official Skinhead trademark, lifted directly from the
Skinhead website, beneath a bold headline, “Prison Gangs,” replete
with barbed-wire and a watch-tower. The site was festooned with
actual criminals, suggesting guilt-by-association.
The hoax appeared shortly after Travis Golie had been placed on trial
by the Iowa prison-system, accused of being a “gangster” for being a
member of The Nationalist Movement and contributor to the Skinhead
website. Charges were dismissed, upon a finding that being a Skinhead
and a Nationalist is a political-right, protected by the
First-Amendment. Oregon, Washington State, Missouri, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas and Colorado had tried similar
accusations, to hinder pro-majority publications from reaching
inmates, but backed down following the Iowa victory. Upon
notification by the Skinhead website, “Google” removed what it
characterized as “infringing content.”
The “Task Force” appeared to take-off from the discredited report by
Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano, claiming
that Skinheads were a “threat.” Skinheads had denounced both the
report and lawlessness. The Jewish Anti-Defamation League had
attempted a similar smear-campaign, but backed off when a Denver
couple won a $9 million defamation lawsuit against it. The “Task
Force” compounded its deception by linking to government
information-sites, directly beneath its “official” six-pointed
“badge.” The links were blocked, however, as soon as the
Skinhead-insignia was taken down. Impersonating a law-enforcer is a
crime, but no charges have been filed.
Coinciding with the “Task Force,” Alton Harveston of Mississippi, Don
Griffin of California and Smoke Bispham of Florida were accused by
prison-officials of being “gangsters” for being Skinheads.
Mississippi quit, however, when The Nationalist Movrement threatened
to sue. Florida officials referred the issue to the Attorney-General,
who is investigating. California placed three lawyers on the case and
is expected to follow Mississippi’s lead in dropping the harassment.
The “Task Force” was left with a few campy Skinhead photos, gleaned
from long-defunct Skinhead websites, as well as a glossy of
long-deceased band-leader Ian Stuart, who it, also, termed a
“gangster.” Source>>>







