" Victor Sengbe, who is black, told KGO-TV that the ropes were part of a rigging that he and his friends used as part of a larger swing system. He also shared video of the swing in use.

“It’s unfortunate that a genuine gesture of just wanting to have a good time got misinterpreted into something so heinous,” he told the station."

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/nooses-found-in-oakland-being-investigated-as-hate-crimes-mayor/2311056/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/nooses-oakland-park-exercise-aids-man-71314468

" “Intentions don’t matter when it comes to terrorizing the public,” Schaaf said. “It is incumbent on all of us to know the actual history of racial violence, of terrorism, that a noose represents and that we as a city must remove these terrorizing symbols from the public view.”

“The symbolism of the rope hanging in the tree is malicious regardless of intent. It’s evil, and it symbolizes hatred,” Williams said."

Man, he really needs sunscreen!