Quote Of The Day. . .

"I thought all that type stuff was gone."

Yeah, me too.

via The Clarion Ledger:

Authorities arrested a 52-year-old Jackson man Wednesday and accused him of setting fire to a cross at Freedom Corner in Jackson.

Bill Sanders, of 952 Ann Banks Street in Jackson, was arrested on one count of arson, said Jackson Fire Chief Vernon Hughes.

He said the arrest was made jointly by fire investigators and Jackson police. He said federal investigators have been called into the case and more charges may follow.

It was unclear why Sanders, who is black, allegedly set fire to the cross.

"We're not sure right now of his motive," said Hughes. "The only thing we know right now is he was looking for some sort of attention."

Firefighters responded to the intersection of Medgar Evers Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive shortly after 10 a.m. That intersection is a few blocks from where Sanders lives.

Chief Hughes said investigators found a notebook at the scene of the cross burning that contained racial slurs. The notebook led to Sanders, though the chief did not want to be specific.

"The language he had in the notebook just had a lot of material dealing with race," Hughes said.

Said Hughes: "It's been a while since something like this has happened. I thought all that type stuff was gone."

I don't know what kind of ill will this guy was trying to stir up, but doesn't Jackson have ENOUGH problems without some yo-yo setting crosses aflame down in the ghetto?