[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Heyitsrick

Typical straw man response. The quote you responded to doesn't say Watson saw the rope.

Thank goodness we have an expert on noose-creation here. By definition, a noose is a loop. What distinguishes it is that it acts like a slipknot and tightens when pulled.

Funny how Watson is now doubling down on this being a noose, even after the investigation:

Watson speaking to CNN's Don Lemon

Well, let's look at the facts.

Character Attacks (pull here)

Wallace made clear what has been publicly reported numerous times but seems to still be causing confusion among those attacking his character on social media.

He did not see the noose on Sunday and he was not the one who reported it to NASCAR.

“Don, the image that I have seen of what was hanging in my garage is not a garage pull,” Wallace said. “I’ve been racing all my life.

We’ve raced out of hundreds of garages that never had garage pulls like that.

People that want to call it a garage pull put out old videos and photos of knots as their evidence, go ahead. From the evidence that I have, it’s a straight-up noose. The FBI has stated that it was a noose over and over again. NASCAR leadership has stated that it was a noose.

I can confirm that. I actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car around my pit crew guy to confirm that it was a noose.

Never seen anything like it.”

The big question is..."why would anyone think fashioning a noose...would be appropriate in the first place?"

Oh yeah, that's right...I know why.

Given the history of racism within NASCAR and the use of nooses by white people to intimidate blacks throughout the history in this country, a lot of people would think it's funny...and no big deal.

Add the unwarranted attempted character assassination of Wallace, the outrage by many of NASCAR'S recent outright ban on confederate flags...I predict we'll see more cretins start coming out of the woodwork than usual.

I'm just grateful that this incident has an explanation...that wasn't driven by hate.