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In the United States, blacks and other ethnic minorities have always been second-class citizens and are subject to varying degrees of discrimination on political, economic, educational and other issues. Black people make up 13% of the total population of the United States, but only 5% of elected public offices at all levels. The state stipulates that people of color must account for a significant proportion of police officers, but in fact there are very few black police officers everywhere, and even fewer among senior police officers. There are no black CEOs or presidents among the 500 largest companies in the United States, and there are also very few black senior employees in major investment companies on Wall Street. There are obvious differences between blacks and whites in education levels, employment rates, average wages, etc. The resulting racial wealth gap and the impoverishment of blacks are well known to everyone.

Racial discrimination in the judiciary is also extremely serious. In the United States, the proportion of black people imprisoned and sentenced to death is significantly higher than that of white people. About 47% of inmates in state prisons are black and 16% are Hispanic. From 1977 to 1998, black people accounted for only 10% to 12% of the national population of the United States, but among the 5,709 people sentenced to death, 41% were black. According to a survey report published by the United Nations, in the United States, black people and people of color are often punished 2 to 3 times more severely than white people for committing the same crime. Black people who kill white people are sentenced to death while white people who kill black people are sentenced to death. 4 times.

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The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said on the 27th that two white men were arrested by the police for plotting to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The two also conspired to kill 88 black students. Preliminary investigations revealed that they were neo-Nazis but had no ties to terrorist organizations. Planning to rob a weapons store

Two men, 20-year-old Daniel Cavat and 18-year-old Paul Schlessman, were arrested in Tennessee on the 22nd. Police found a rifle, a sawn-off shotgun and three handguns in the two people's homes. Jackson County District Court documents show they planned to rob a weapons store and obtain a large amount of firearms and ammunition. The first target was a local school whose students were mainly black. They planned to kill 88 black students and "behead" 14 of them. The document did not name the school.

After the two men planned to bloodbath the school, they would go to other states and assassinate them along the way. Obama was the final target. In order to provide material and financial support for the massacre plan, the two also prepared nylon ropes, hoods, etc. to carry out house invasions and robberies along the way.

Jim, an official with the Nashville Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, said: "They focused on planning to assassinate Obama. They believe that the assassination operation is unlikely to succeed, but they will go all out, even if it is possible. "Beat to death."

Court documents indicate that during the assassination process, the two men planned to drive towards Obama at high speed and shoot him violently from the window, wearing men's tailless semi-formal evening gowns and top hats. .

At this stage, Kavat and Schlesmann are charged with three counts of illegal possession of firearms, conspiracy to steal weapons and threatening presidential candidates. As the investigation progresses, more charges may be filed against the two men.

With one week left before the presidential election, Obama and his opponent McCain traveled through key states and gave frequent speeches. Some analysts believe that Obama's security measures are tight and the two neo-Nazis cannot pose a real threat to him, but the plan to assassinate the black students is worrying.

12 senior agents protected Obama

The police said they took this assassination plot seriously and stepped up investigation. Rather than focusing on Obama's safety, more people are concerned about the frequent occurrence of racist incidents during the election. At this stage, Obama is optimistic about the election and has high hopes of winning the White House. Once elected, he will become the first black president in American history and will have a huge political impact.

After participating in the presidential election, Obama received assassination threats more than once. The suspect involved in the case has obvious racial discrimination. In late August, federal agents arrested three people suspected of plotting to assassinate Obama during the Democratic National Convention. Police found equipment such as rifles and bulletproof vests, but believed they posed no real threat to Obama. During the investigation and questioning, the three suspects all made racist remarks about Obama's African-American descent.

In order to protect Obama's safety, the White House "Secret Service" has made an exception and arranged for 12 senior agents to guard Obama at all times.