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DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. - July 15, 2013 (WPVI) -- Police in Chester County, Pennsylvania are investigating an act of vandalism with racial overtones, possibly connected to the fallout from the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial.
A fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Pro Signs located on the 200 block of Boot Road in Downingtown.
Sources tell Action News that the fire has been declared an arson.
Action News obtained a photo showing the words "Kill Zimmerman" on the side of the building, which are believed to have been spray-painted by the suspect or suspects prior the fire.
Authorities are now investigating to see if those responsible were indeed motivated by the verdict in the Zimmerman murder trial.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9172652
Ian David
(69,059 posts)malaise
(269,206 posts)They should check that angle - it's beyond convenient.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)good cover either way, assuming there isn't a boss there named Zimmerman...
NOLALady
(4,003 posts)Either that or the freeptards trying to instigate a riot.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)malaise
(269,206 posts)Find the ReTHUG who wanted to tear down the building and collect
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)mysterious "vandalism" to both their rooftop AC units last year. Surprisingly, nobody touched mine. And I know for a fact that prior to that, the print shop's unit was not working properly. We tenants are responsible for maintenance on them (hey, the rent's reasonable so.....) but since it was a crime and they had to replaced, the property owner's insurance bought them brand new units.
I am pretty sure I know what really happened, but I can't prove it.
malaise
(269,206 posts)Sometimes folks want to remodel the building.
We had a case of a huge cinema going up in smoke and then low and behold the owner had his wonderful new model with four cinemas. People talked about it for ages but if you're well connected it's just business. Just wait for an imaginary riot.
blm
(113,102 posts).
JI7
(89,276 posts)not saying it was for sure one of those.
but there have been many instances .
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Anansi1171
(793 posts)ReThugs do this all the time, and with no out and out riots, this will probably feed three stories on RealClearPolitics at least this week. Like the infamous Black Panther's in PA stopping whites from voting, its utter bullshit.
BainsBane
(53,074 posts)bbernardini
(9,938 posts)I bet it took all of their willpower to not drop a few n-bombs. Some highlights:
"What did you expect? First Rodney King and now this..."They" (blacks) can't get what they want through legitimate means, so it always resorts to threats of mob violence. Never forget how they CHEERED when OJ was acquitted, even though OJ was the most guilty person EVER. That was disgusting. That verdict was one that truly should have caused a riot...but white people don't do that! All this rioting and demonstrations and threatening to kill Zimmerman is just proving to white folks that Blacks are the more racist than we used to be. They are doing untold damage to all the gains they made in civil rights. Taking it all backwards. Way to go!"
"Gee, and then they can't figure out why....when you see them, you immediately think there's going to be trouble."
"Why do these A-holes have to turn a legitimate trial/verdict into a racial issue? It just doesn't make any sense."
http://www.dailylocal.com/article/20130715/NEWS01/130719733