(May 14, 2008)—Members of a Waco family say they’re outraged, after waking up to find a racist sign in their yard Saturday.
The Thomas Family described said the sign “uses the ‘N’ word, before going on to say, ‘lives here’ with an arrow pointing to the house”.
The family says the sign has left them scared, hurt, and angry.
"The sign is just unbelievable...but you know, what can you do? You do have ignorance in the world and it’s not going away,” Regina Thomas said.
Police say they're investigating the case, classifying it as a "biased incident" and not a "hate crime".
At most, the suspects could face a littering charge, punishable by fine.
Charges such as trespassing or harassment don’t apply to this case for one reason of another, according to investigators.
That does little to comfort the family. “You pay your taxes and then your police force can’t do anything,” said Thomas.
(Eli Ross contributed to this story)