Wisconsin racist white man charged with hate crime for allegedly cutting internet cable of neighbors he thought were in the country illegally

“I just don’t feel that they deserve cable," said Shannon Pearson, 48, according to a criminal complaint. "They’re illegal aliens.”

By Edward Era Barbacena

So many people have not learned that self-entitlement and acting against people based on hatred will place you behind bars. This is why it is important to have common sense because ignorance can always lead you trouble.

 A Wisconsin white man was charged with a hate crime after allegedly cutting his neighbors' internet cable because he thought they were in the country illegally and don't deserve the service, according to a criminal complaint.

On Sept. 22, a worker came to install internet in the Eau Claire apartment upstairs from Shannon Pearson. Pearson, 48, who admitted to drinking alcohol earlier that day, told officers he "was upset because the upstairs occupants were in the country illegally" and "should not be able to get cable."

Pearson initially  lied to officers he informed the cable installer that his upstairs neighbors were in the country illegally, and the installer "freaked out" and cut the cable before leaving. Pearson says he then went upstairs to confront his neighbors, who he said don't speak English, about their status but was pushed down the stairs by one of them.

Through an interpreter, officers interviewed the neighbors —identified as J.L. and M.A. in the complaint — who denied any type of altercation or making contact with Pearson.

The internet installer, who returned to the upstairs apartment during the interview to fix the internet, claimed Pearson "had come outside and was saying racist things" during the installation and that he cut the cable. So this makes Pearson not only stupid but also a terrible liar.

According to the complaint, when confronted with the cable installer's statement, Pearson said, "I just don’t feel that they deserve cable. I’m sorry, I don’t. They’re illegal aliens.” 

He admitted to cutting the cable with scissors and reiterated that he believed his neighbors were in the country illegally because they don't speak English.