
Man charged with kidnapping woman, forcing her to watch ‘Roots’ to ‘understand her racism’
February 18, 2020 | 10:23am | Updated February 18, 2020 | 11:45am Enlarge Image Robert Lee Noye faces charges of first-degree harassment and false imprisonment. Linn Co. Sheriff's Office; Everett Collection This is the wrong kind of captive audience. Don’t worry if you can’t afford to pay $2,500 to have your white privilege checked — this Michigan man will do it for free. Robert Lee Noye, 52, was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman and forcing her to watch the landmark 1977 miniseries “Roots,” the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. Noye is accused of abducting an unnamed woman of unspecified race,…