Alassio, Savona. Among the countless racist incidents that are slightly increasing across the country, this time the perpetrators aren't people, but a dog who has quickly become the beach's idol. This story comes from Liguria, to Alassio, in the province of Savona. Speed, the "racist dog," regularly attacks those his owner, a beachfront hospitality business owner, calls "niggers." “My little dog,” the woman says, “is a Jack Russell and his name is Speed. Yes, it's true that he recognizes black people by their scent and growls at them, but he's never bitten anyone. Just yesterday,” the woman tells Repubblica, “a very distinguished black Swiss gentleman came by, and Speed has never barked at him. You know… it depends on the smell. Racist? But how can a dog be racist? It's just that when the Moroccans come to sell Speed, he recognizes them immediately and sends them away…”
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