White Seniors Attacked By Black Racist in Tennessee

DID YOU WITNESS A SENIOR CITIZEN ATTACK AT HARDEE’S ON 04-29-2010?
On the morning of 29 April 2010, I took my wife and mother to the Fort Campbell BLVD Hardee’s at approximately 8:00 AM so that they could go inside to obtain sandwiches to go as we had to be at an awards ceremony that my daughter was to be a part of at 8:30 AM.
I remained with the family vehicle as I am diabetic and do not like going to fast food restaurants. A black extended cab BOYD lawn care truck pulling a lawn trailer pulled up and blocked not only myself but the parking of other senior citizens as well. A passenger got out and went into Hardee’s. The truck continued to block vehicles.
Seeing as my family was still inside Hardee’s, I got out of the family vehicle and stood by my vehicle so that they could see me upon exiting Hardee’s. I did not approach the Boyd truck at this time.
A male wearing a yellow CROSSING GUARD jacket and glasses exited Hardee’s and went over to the driver of the Boyd truck and began a conversation. Both men saw me standing by my vehicle and it was obvious that I was going to have to depart.
The men continued talking. At the point where my family exited Hardee’s I approached the truck, tapped twice on the window and motioned that I had to back out. At first the driver of the truck was all smiles but upon seeing that I am a white man he began a tirade of cursing which included, “Kiss my ass!” “White ************!” “Son of a bitch!” “Bastard!” All in public and in front of my family. I can only assume that at first he thought I was his co-worker bringing breakfast but upon seeing that it was a white man his racist character came out.
I grew up in Clarksville. I am retired military. I have worked as an armored truck crewman, corrections officer, extradition agent, and probation officer. Seeing as I never saw the driver’s face clearly up to this point I followed his truck as he moved it to see if perhaps he had been a client of mine in the past, to determine if he continued to be a threat to not only myself but to others, and to discuss his continued cursing of me in public.
The driver of the black truck moved his truck to a space between the bank and Hardee’s. As I continued approaching the black truck the “Crossing Guard” went to his white truck. Also as I continued approaching the black truck the driver continued cursing, stated that I should not have tapped on his truck (tapping on his window was OK though when he thought it was his co-worker bringing him a chicken sandwich), presented a knife and asked what I was going to do about it.
Upon presenting the knife I let the driver know that I too was armed. I legally carry a firearm for self-protection. I continued up to the vehicle to see if in fact I knew the driver or not. I did not know the driver. I informed him that he behaved in an inappropriate manner in not only blocking in others but also cursing me in public when all I did was tap on his window to ask him to move so I could get out.
The driver continued being belligerent. I had to be at my daughter’s school by 8:30 AM and decided to drop the matter as I did not recognize the driver and the only person he was being a threat to at that moment was me. I went back to the family vehicle and began backing out of the slot. My wife noticed the driver of the black truck and the “Crossing Guard” approaching on foot.
At this point I backed continuously out of the Hardee’s parking lot to where the semi-trucks park as I did not want to involve my family in what seemed to be the beginning of a race riot. I got onto Fort Campbell BLVD to go to the award ceremony.
The “Crossing Guard” chased my family vehicle, ran our vehicle off the road (I was lucky to exit into the BP parking lot near the Pizza Hut). He pulled up besides me and pointed a metallic object at me. I ducked and upon my beginning to open the door the driver of the white truck speed off.
I attempted to avoid further contact by driving through the neighborhood to KHS but have continued to be harassed since the initial incident by the driver of the black truck throwing garbage in my yard, driving by cursing, and other rude things.
As such, if anybody has witnessed any of the above incidents please contact the Clarksville Police Department or send a statement to my PO Box. Or if anyone has had similar run-ins with either of the above individuals please let me know as well. You can also assist by passing this on to others. People who act like this usually do so quite often, are violent, and a threat to others.
I request this as even though it was my family and I that were assaulted by the Boyd truck driver and the “Crossing Guard” I am the one accused (by them) of wrongdoing as they called the CPD on me prior to my being able to get out of my daughter’s awards ceremony to call CPD on them. As a result I am now the “suspect” and do not have faith that this incident will be properly investigated by CPD. My photo was taken and shown to the above. I was asked to do a statement. My family members were not asked to do statements. I wanted to press charges of assault against them but have evidently been preempted in doing so. A detective will be seeing me soon. I feel a detective should be seeing everybody that regularly goes to Hardee’s at 8:00 AM to see if they have either witnesses the above incident or similar incidents involving the above individuals.
For the record, I am not a racist. My spouse is Filipina, my daughter is Panamanian, I served in Special Forces 17 years, was an Army Sniper, and have successfully worked with countless people of varying race, creeds, and colors for decades.

SFC (RET) Raymond White
P. O. BOX 3325
Clarksville, TN 37043-3325