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I hope they sue the shit out of this company Horse with no Name Jul 2018 #1
Those assholes need to be sued out of existence. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #2
Yes, this is just so disturbing...... a kennedy Jul 2018 #3
And tossed into the state pen Blue_Tires Jul 2018 #38
Let them know via Twitter at ellie Jul 2018 #4
Have the seeds or plants examined by a certified lab. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #5
They did and the lab confirmed it. hedda_foil Jul 2018 #13
Are "experts at Mississippi State University" the qualified lab? nt greyl Jul 2018 #18
Yes, fine agricultural school... Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #30
Land grant cow college exboyfil Jul 2018 #53
EVIL appalachiablue Jul 2018 #6
Here's their leadership: Anon-C Jul 2018 #7
Thanks. All those fucking white dudes with dark, twisted souls. Fuck 'em. ancianita Jul 2018 #12
While I agree with your use of those B/W terms we should be careful about imputation erronis Jul 2018 #45
You are SO right, and I usually avoid using black as evil. Thank you for the reminder. Edited. ancianita Jul 2018 #48
Thanks for the link. Equinox Moon Jul 2018 #14
Looks qWhite right n/t wellst0nev0ter Jul 2018 #62
Oh my. I hope they kick ass and take names. cpamomfromtexas Jul 2018 #8
Classic swindle. And only committed racists could do something like this. byronius Jul 2018 #9
More than just the seed company was involved. procon Jul 2018 #10
Another important story that will be buried by the "leebruhl" media bdjhawk Jul 2018 #11
I thought I was reading a historical story, only to learn it is current! Equinox Moon Jul 2018 #15
I thought so, too, Equinox. kag Jul 2018 #41
I totally thought so too renate Jul 2018 #44
Same here, I thought it was maybe 1880s or 1920s during Jim Crow. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #50
I told a black friend of mine shanti Jul 2018 #61
Criminal and civil lawsuit twofer incoming wonkwest Jul 2018 #16
Stine Seed responds: dalton99a Jul 2018 #17
That statement translated out of corporate-speak and into English means: Volaris Jul 2018 #20
I hope the Chinese tariffs put all the crackers involved in this swindle out of business. roamer65 Jul 2018 #19
Actually Soybean farmers especially have gotten the shaft by Trump. Anon-C Jul 2018 #51
They didn't do this to steal land they did this to steal their money. Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #21
Surely you would have expected a reasonable amount of white farmers to have suffered, if that were OnDoutside Jul 2018 #22
I don't understand the point you are trying to make Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #23
The OP is suggesting they are out to steal the land of black farmers, you are suggesting, no this is OnDoutside Jul 2018 #24
I never said no racism was involved ... you did Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #25
No, I queried whether you were suggesting racism wasn't involved, when clearly it was. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #26
I never suggested that racism was not involved, though you keep trying to convince yourself I did Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #27
Umm PoorMonger Jul 2018 #54
I have yet to be able to find a single article claiming that this seed company purchased any land Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #55
Why is it either or to you? PoorMonger Jul 2018 #56
The story sensationally claims that this seed company is doing this to steal Black farmers land Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #57
This is because PoorMonger Jul 2018 #59
I doubt this middleman who ripped them off cared about anything but getting the money in his pocket Snake Plissken Jul 2018 #60
You are worried for a company that at the very least sold inferior seeds to customers who just Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #31
Some folks don't like to,call racism malaise Jul 2018 #28
+1 OnDoutside Jul 2018 #29
My first thought was who was the middle man Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #58
Jesus H. F*****n Christ! scarletlib Jul 2018 #32
K&R ck4829 Jul 2018 #33
Joe Madison covered this story this morning BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #34
There should be felony prosecutions of Stine Seed's employees. rec, nt Mc Mike Jul 2018 #35
Can this be prosecuted as a hate crime? Crunchy Frog Jul 2018 #36
Probably not BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #40
I wonder how long this has been going on? UCmeNdc Jul 2018 #37
Some interesting stats BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #42
Jesus Christ! geardaddy Jul 2018 #39
It would be nice if these criminals answered for their acts. n/t malthaussen Jul 2018 #43
Stine company execs need the "Public Enemy" treatment jmbar2 Jul 2018 #46
Holy cap wryter2000 Jul 2018 #47
Developers bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #49
Wow...sounds definitely like a massive hate crime here...nail the assholes to the wall! NT SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #52
Where's the qualifier in front of "Black farmers?" Garrett78 Jul 2018 #63
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