FBI Probes White Couple's Cross-Burning Targeting Black Neighbors

The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set a cross on fire in their yard facing their Black neighbors' home. The retired Black couple recorded video of the incident and described days of repeated threats. The white couple was arrested on state charges of harassment. Cross burnings are symbols of hate and intimidation, and South Carolina is one of two states that does not impose additional penalties for hate crimes based on a victim's identity. The Black neighbors are calling for hate crime laws to be implemented.