South Carolina judge used racially-charged, anti-immigrant language: report

A judge in South Carolina has used racially-charged and anti-immigrant language on Facebook, a Friday report from the Post and Courier and ProPublica has found.

Magistrate Mike Pitts's posts were not discussed during his June confirmation by South Carolina lawmakers, according to a joint investigation by the news outlets.

They reported that in May, for example, Pitts posted an image of presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) captioned: “Cory Booker alway [sic] looks like he just hit crack real hard.”

Pitts also posted in 2017 complaining about people “from the Middle East” in Walmart, writing “after being subject to this incident I now support shutting down all immigration until we stop the demise of our culture."
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He defended the Confederate flag and insulted immigrants. Now he’s an SC judge

In a November 2017 post, he complained about people “from the Middle East” in Walmart and wrote, “after being subject to this incident I now support shutting down all immigration until we stop the demise of our culture.” And he has been recently photographed wearing a shirt reading, “Welcome to America Learn the Damn Language!”

In another post, Pitts criticized transgender people, saying “they aren’t sure what the hell they are.”

Pitts, a Republican who recently took the bench, didn’t respond to messages left by phone and email.

Civil rights advocates condemned Pitts’ remarks.

Brenda Murphy, president of the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP, said her group is “totally against” the idea of Pitts donning the robe. “We would not want someone who has made those comments appointed as a magistrate in a local community,” she said.
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