NYPD hate crimes task force investigating Nazi drawings found at an elementary school

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

9 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

I lived in Essex/ Middle River all through the 80's and 90's. I remember lots of rednecks the overt racism I missed, having grown up in Boston maybe I was immune to it

Not all rednecks are racist and certainly not all racist are rednecks 

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Not all rednecks are racist and certainly not all racist are rednecks 

agreed, that was my point

[yuna628 9,528]

13 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

I lived in Essex/ Middle River all through the 80's and 90's. I remember lots of rednecks the overt racism I missed, having grown up in Boston maybe I was immune to it

I was in Charles Village area at some point then BelAir-Edison area. It was centered in that area, but I also remember it up towards Overlea/Rosedale. My mom can also remember it growing up in more Jewish-centric communities of Parkville/Park Heights/Woodlawn/Windsor Mill (Pikesville was very nice though), but she doesn't think it was as visible as it was during the 80s.

 

3 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Not all rednecks are racist and certainly not all racist are rednecks 

Sure. I live amongst rednecks now. Racist and non-racist. But what I'm talking about wasn't rednecks. These were hardcore guys... horrible people.

[Unidentified 2,930]

3 hours ago, yuna628 said:

Because racists gonna racist?  In truth, it's probably a small group of haters that wants to make a name for themselves (back in the 80s in B'more they were very scarily visible.. I'm meaning guys that rode around in military vehicles with swastikas and dressed up as SS... they'd leave flyers, spray paint houses, destroy graveyards, break windows, and beat up people), now they are more underground but still feel bold enough to be horrible. Truth is though anti-Semitism is on the rise, and not just in the US either. The NYT just did a piece a few days ago about the rise of attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/nyregion/anti-semitism-brooklyn-new-york.html As it points out, 10-15 incidents were related to one person... but many of the attacks have become very violent, and they are likely involving groups of people.

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This is so true. A serious growing issue in Europe as well. 

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[TBoneTX 43,048]

12 hours ago, ALFKAD said:

Why target this group?

Because they won't fight back.

11 hours ago, ALFKAD said:

There has to be a reason behind the vitriol.  What is it?  Target them because they are quiet?  Mostly white?  For their faith?  The way they dress?

Because they won't fight back.

[jg121783 3,907]

11 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

No one has yet mentioned it may be another fake flag attempt at stirring up racism where there is none 

Not like it's ever happened before. Oh wait...

[Chris Duffy 1,256]

So drawing a swastika and hail hitler on a ground is now a hate crime?

 

I thought free speech was allowed in the USA

 

 

 

[Dashinka 23,236]

20 hours ago, yuna628 said:

That is usually what it is in our town. However the ideology comes from somewhere in those youths... and what we usually find is that their parents don't mind their behavior too much....

Are you sure it is ideology?

[OriZ 3,157]

On 2/25/2019 at 3:44 PM, Randyandyuni said:

I lived in Essex/ Middle River all through the 80's and 90's. I remember lots of rednecks the overt racism I missed, having grown up in Boston maybe I was immune to it

We lived in Boston late 80's early 90's. Definitely happens there too.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

10 hours ago, OriZ said:

We lived in Boston late 80's early 90's. Definitely happens there too.

That's why I said I might have missed it, I was used to it

[OriZ 3,157]

Yeah I'm not disagreeing...

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

11 hours ago, OriZ said:

We lived in Boston late 80's early 90's. Definitely happens there too.

 Honestly there are very few Jewish people around here . The only one I have ever been around was a guy that use to go fishing with us. His family owned a rather large local business. He did tell me that the Local (blue Blood) country club had refused his family membership  back in the day, but had offered them a membership in the 90's, which they refused.

[Unidentified 2,930]

On 2/26/2019 at 5:20 AM, Chris Duffy said:

So drawing a swastika and hail hitler on a ground is now a hate crime?

 

I thought free speech was allowed in the USA

 

 

 

Free speech allows you to say what you want. But it does not make you free of consequences. 

[millefleur 5,035]

28 minutes ago, Unidentified said:

Free speech allows you to say what you want. But it does not make you free of consequences. 

Also I'm pretty sure vandalism isn't covered by free speech.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

2 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Also I'm pretty sure vandalism isn't covered by free speech.

if it's against a statue you feel represents something you disagree with, it's ok