An Oregon Black man was detained by armed, white vigilantes dressed as cowboys in 2023. Now, not only are the Lane County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse facing a civil rights lawsuit for alleged racial profiling, folks can’t help but wonder whether his detainment signifies something deeper… and utterly terrifying.
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Keviantae “Kev” Hill was in Eugene, Oregon, visiting friends in July 2023 when they visited the Lane County Fair. Around 9:30 p.m., according to reports, two men began following Hill, pointing flashlights at him, and telling him how they needed to speak with him without identifying themselves. The Mounted Posse members, who are deputized by the county sheriff’s office, are not authorized to detain people or make arrests…