Daniel Perry's anti-protester social media posts reveal racist comments – Austin American-Statesman

A Travis County judge Thursday unsealed court records that revealed more anti-protester social media posts and racist messages that a jury did not see or hear while deciding whether to convict Daniel Perry on a murder charge in the death of Garrett Foster.The posts included messages such as “Black Lives Matter is racist to white people…It is official I am racist because I do not agree with people acting like monkeys,” Perry wrote.Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both of whom have called for Perry to be pardoned on a murder charge in the death of protester Garrett Foster, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday about Perry’s comments on social media about calling himself a racist.He also posted on June 1, 2020 “It is official I am a racist because I do not agree with people acting like animals at the zoo.”On another Facebook post on June 1, 2020, Perry wrote: “now it is my turn to get banned (from Facebook) by comparing the black lives matter movement to a zoo full of monkeys that are freaking out flinging their s–t.”He also said “My parents own a 4 bedroom house and the BLM
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