Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Bill Walters is crying foul after his local neighbor watch called the Tacony Town Watch removed him from the group. He’s been a faithful member of the group for years and he is shocked that he was removed despite his faithful service.
Why was he kicked out of the group? Because he is a participating member of a secret society known as the East Coast Knights of the True Invisible Empire. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps their more colloquial name will: The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Nor is Walters a merely lay member of the hate group, he’s a Grand Dragon.
Joe Nicoletti, President of the Tacony Town Watch, pronounced the excommunication of Walters from the organization after charges came forward that he was using his position in the watch to proselyte for the KKK. Walters is said to have distributed fliers encouraging people to join. In his own words, the KKK is a group of God-fearing people who are devoted to being Good Christians, albeit ones which would see the subjugation of those who are inferior to white people.
Apparently, he’s kept his dealings with the group hidden from other organizations as well. He was an active member of the local 65th ward of the Republican Committee. Eventually, he was “outed” as a Klansman and booted out of them as well. Now, he is not only decrying discrimination, but also religious persecution. He is demanding his right to believe what he wants and share those beliefs through any organization he chooses.