The former Elmhurst College student convicted of a hate crime was sentenced Tuesday morning to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service, the Daily Herald is reporting.
Myles Burton, 21, was was after he carved "I hate black people" and other racial slurs on the window ledge of a dorm room occupied by an African-American dorm supervisor last December. He could have received up to five years in prison for the Class 3 Felony.
After the December incident, Burton spent several weeks in DuPage County Jail. He had been held on a $50,000 bond, but DuPage Judge George Bakalis agreed to on Jan. 23 to $15,000, and Burton was released. Bakalis, in addition to probation and community service, sentenced him to time served and counseling.
Bakalis also said Burton has an alcohol problem, according to the Daily Herald article. Burton has had a DUI and in the past year.
Burton, of Libertyville, apologized for his actions before sentencing.
this country was founded by white males, hilarious that it has de-volved into what it is today, no one wants to live in a world of political correctness. what if he had a tattoo that said what he said and had it on his arm? think sending him to prison would make him kinder and more gentle to black people, give me a break. hate crimes don't exist, i dont care if you agree or disagree with this mans opinion, hes got a right to say it if he wants to. what he did was vandalism at most if anything.
I used to be a liberal Democrat I did not believe in treating anyone as I would want to be treated myself. I believed in the goodness in all people no matter the skin color-until now. I see blacks taking advantage of this generous society and government. I watch the rising violent crime in this area -almost all from blacks. If you went to the south side of Chicago and read graffiti at Malcolm X College- what do you think you might find? I bet, "I hate white people" might be seen in a place or two. Do you think the authors of this statement would be charged with a hate crime? Absolutely Not! and why is that? is it because 175 years ago, blacks were possibly slaves? If we ALL go back far enough in our ancestry, we will ALL find examples of horrific treatment and conditions. I think it is time we ALL bring up the treatment of our ancestors. How were all our Irish ancestors treated during the Famine and on the ships on the way to America? They were treated worse than many slaves were and thats a fact. So, the time to use this crutch is well past its expiration, time for ALL Americans to be treated equally, no special treatment anymore. No more of this hate crime BS. This young man did a stupid thing but nothing worse. Its time for this to stop before a whole segment of Americans get so Pi$$ed off that this country will erupt in a backlash as never seen since the Civil War.
Hate crimes only go in one direction. This kid is just another ploy in the destruction of Whites in America. Go thank a liberal for that.