Damned Racists, Vol II

[Angrboda]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...-misusing/

She was ‘white and hot’ in a racist rant. Now #SouthParkSusan is charged with misusing 911.

Her name is Susan Westwood.

But her racist confrontation with two black women that led to her viral moment and eventual arrest earned her a nickname that stuck: #SouthParkSusan.

Westwood, 51, has joined the pantheon of white people accosting people of color and calling police about trivial or nonexistent concerns.

In this case, it involved a black woman from Westwood’s exclusive Charlotte community and the woman’s sister, who were waiting at night for AAA assistance to help with a car that wouldn’t start Oct. 19.

Westwood’s racist and apparent booze-fueled tirade — in which she ranted that Mary and Leisa Garris did not belong there, and that she was “white and hot” — was captured on video by the sisters and exploded across social media. Westwood referenced owning a gun and accused the sisters, among other things, of selling drugs.

The incident led Spectrum Communication to fire Westwood.

But it was her 911 call after the confrontation that led police to issue a misdemeanor warrant for misusing emergency services. Westwood “contacted 911 to falsely claim that individuals near her residence were attempting to break into nearby residences,” the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

Westwood surrendered to police Saturday — three days after the warrant was issued — and was taken to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department. She was released on $500 bond, the department said, and has a hearing scheduled for Dec. 19, according to court records.