Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.

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    Source: rural Alabama and a basic understanding of political party distribution in the US

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        In most rural areas of the South, it’s a racial divide between which are Republican or Democrat. Where I’m from, a white person being a Democrat would be, and are, actively threatened and hurt if they voice their opinion (by white Republicans).