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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts) Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:32 PM Dec 2015

Midwestern Somali Restaurant Set Ablaze After Nazi Symbols Found

And now, others follow Trump's lead. Again. It's only going to get worse. The GOP opened up Pandora's box with the Teabaggers. They created the monster that is Trump. Trump has unleashed the dogs of war:

Midwestern Somali Restaurant Set Ablaze After Nazi Symbols Found

A Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota was set ablaze early Tuesday morning, according to the Grand Forks Herald newspaper.

Police were investigating the incident, which was reported just after 2 a.m. and caused some $90,000 in damages at Juba Coffee & Restaurant.

The Herald reported that law enforcement was already looking into a possible hate crime that occurred at the restaurant days earlier, when Nazi symbols were found painted on the restaurant’s exterior along with the words “go home.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/juba-coffee-fire-hate-crime

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Midwestern Somali Restaurant Set Ablaze After Nazi Symbols Found (Original Post) MohRokTah Dec 2015 OP

What...assholes. Who would do such a thing? nt MADem Dec 2015 #1

I'm skeptical about this 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #2

What a poor headline... KatyMan Dec 2015 #3

In before the victim blaming mwrguy Dec 2015 #4

I figured there would be at least five or six posts before the victim blaming MohRokTah Dec 2015 #5

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. What...assholes. Who would do such a thing? nt

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:38 PM

Dec 2015

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)

2. I'm skeptical about this

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:47 PM

Dec 2015

It could also be someone trying to get insurance money for a failing restaurant. Anything is possible.

And if you don't think these things can't happen just look up Ashley Todd, Kerri Dunn, Charlie Rogers, Kayla-Simone McKelvey, Clive Higgin and Rickey Wagoner

KatyMan

(4,211 posts)

3. What a poor headline...

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:52 PM

Dec 2015

Not the OPs fault, I mean the TPM headline makes it sound like the restaurant had Nazi symbols inside and people were enraged and set it on fire, not that the symbols were painted on the exterior by thugs or brutes.

mwrguy

(3,245 posts)

4. In before the victim blaming

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:53 PM

Dec 2015

Oops, too late.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

5. I figured there would be at least five or six posts before the victim blaming

Reply to mwrguy (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 03:55 PM

Dec 2015

It's pretty obvious the victim blamed didn't even read the short article. What devious insurance scammer would paint Nazi symbols first, then set the fire a week later?

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