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Area where census worker died has troubled history - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_re_us/us_census_worker_hanged - broken link)
The title says it all: Area where census worker died has troubled history
BIG CREEK, Ky. – A census worker found hanged from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest met his end in a corner of Appalachia with an abundance of meth labs and marijuana fields — and a reputation for mistrusting government that dates back to the days of moonshiners and "revenuers."
But the investigation has yet to determine whether the death of the 51-year-old part-time schoolteacher represents real anti-government sentiment.
Last edited by censusdata; 09-24-2009 at 05:48 PM..
The area he was in is extremely rough. Sorry, but there's no other way to put it, but most of Clay county is awash with meth and painkillers. It's absolutely amazing to see the contrast between Laurel and Clay counties. Every time I've gone to Manchester, thankfully which has been a handful of times, it's as though I'm traveling back several decades.
FWIW, I don't buy the anti-government theory. Most of these folks are too strung out to hate the government. I think that the guy got way too close to a meth lab. Perhaps he seen something and the word got out that he was working with the DEA. Either way, I would love for the KSP or FBI to find the trash responsible for this.
There is a wild rumor circulating that he was working undercover. Most people don't buy it. Basically it is what it is, the guy was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This incident is a horrible crime, but it has nothing to do with why people were angry with Diane Sawyer's show on Eastern Kentucky. This sort of crime that is more than likely drug related can happen any place in the country.
There are parts of Northern California that are pretty backwoods and have the same illegal economy going on. I too think this was more drug-related than a political statement.
This incident is a horrible crime, but it has nothing to do with why people were angry with Diane Sawyer's show on Eastern Kentucky. This sort of crime that is more than likely drug related can happen any place in the country.
any census takers found hanging --any place-- else in the US ?
There are parts of Northern California that are pretty backwoods and have the same illegal economy going on. I too think this was more drug-related than a political statement.
I see you constantly making excuses for this area & then trying to compare it to places like N California & other large urban areas, citing that "everywhere" has problems like this. You simply cannot compare the two. Its completely apples & oranges.
Eastern KY does NOT have a large population at all, is mostly rural with "quiet" surroundings that match the people as well. Its mostly poor with many undereducated simple folks that just try to get by & live day by day, take care of their families, etc. Thats not an insult, its just what it is. I spent the first 18 years of my life right there, so I think I know it pretty well.
So, yeah. This is a big deal. I've personally never heard of anyone doing something like this before. And for it to come out of a place like I just described. Yeah, its rather disturbing.
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