Drivers on I-5 near Sutherlin have been confronted with the disturbing sight of an effigy of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton dangling from a noose on a crane, surrounded by signs bearing statements like “Vote Trump.”

Photo courtesy Scott Beckstead

KVAL news talked to the man from Sutherlin, who mounted the political display:

The man who put it up, Billy Pitner, says Hillary Clinton has committed a crime that he wanted to bring attention to. “I’m allowed to have my feelings, right, wrong, or indifferent,” Pitner said Sunday evening. “Here you are. Got your attention, didn’t it?”

News sources around the country from New York Daily News to the Kansas City Star  have picked up the story.

As EW wrote in this week’s Slant column:

Incidents like this as well as the recent sightings of local white supremacist Jimmy Marr driving around the state with signs reading “Trump: Do the White Thing” and other racist statements have made national headlines (and made Oregon look bad). It’s not just us; it’s nationwide. Has voicing hate become acceptable? Don’t just drive by when you see racism. Speak up. Call it out.

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