Yea, hanging a noose on a tree is the exact same thing as getting 5 of your friends together to beat someone up.
If I recall correctly, the kids who hung the nooses got punished by the school, and all but one of the kids who assaulted someone are not being punished. And there are thousands of people saying that none of the 6 who actually comitted an assault should be punished, for no reason other than because they're black.
So being a racist jerk is worse than assaulting someone out of racial hatred? Maybe it's time to start beating up on people of other races, since apparently thousands of blacks are saying "hey that's cool with us".
Or maybe not.