Bacon scattered at NY Ramadan celebration probed as hate crime

[sinkingfeeling]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/21/13390895-bacon-scattered-at-ny-ramadan-celebration-probed-as-hate-crime?lite

Pieces of uncooked bacon were scattered at a New York field where Muslims gathered to celebrate the end of Ramadan – an incident police are investigating it as a hate crime, authorities said Monday.

Organizers found the bacon on a section of the John D'Amato Field, in New Dorp, Staten Island, where about 1,500 people gathered Sunday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of dawn-to-sunset fasting during Ramadan.

Three packages of uncooked bacon were left behind along with a note, which was signed by someone who used a code name and referenced a web site, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Monday. The web site mentioned in the note contained references to the raw bacon, Kelly said.

[hifiguy]

1. It's stupid and bigoted.

But it amounts to nothing more than littering. Which isn't a hate crime unless there were threats involved.

[crazyjoe]

2. hate crimes carry a 25 year to life sentence. A bit much for some raw bacon I think.

[zappaman]

3. Very disturbing since bacon is generally associated with love.

[Yo_Mama]

4. That's totally wretched

I think an investigation is warranted in case there's a more violent approach lurking behind this.

But legally speaking, how is this different than the "Rainbow" protests at Catholic masses of a few years ago, etc?

I find it shocking, but this can't be illegal, can it?

[alp227]

11. Someone left a note with the bacon.

"Three packages of uncooked bacon were left behind along with a note, which was signed by someone who used a code name and referenced a web site, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Monday. The web site mentioned in the note contained references to the raw bacon, Kelly said." --the article

So yeah, it seems there is probably a threat.

[Proles]

5. Certainly disrespectful, but I think "hate crime" is a bit much.

Not that I approve of this at all, but it's not even littering really... I mean, bacon is biodegradable.

[snooper2]

12. kind of like putting a chlorine tablet in the holy water

[slackmaster]

6. I don't see how a victimless crime can be called a hate crime

The biggest offense I can see in this story is littering. And maybe creating a nuisance.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

7. Not a good win for advocates of hate crime laws...

Opponents can use this as ammunition now. Good going.

[limpyhobbler]

8. This is more of a hate misdemeanor.

Like if somebody burned a really really small cross in your yard.

[AtomicKitten]

9. Disgusting behavior. Ugh.

[belcffub]

10. Bacon should never be used in anger...

[mmonk]

13. Must not have been Christians.

All good bible believing Christians know bacon is unclean and shouldn't be eaten (it's in the Bible). Anyone caught eating bacon should be outlawed since we are a Christian nation. OOppps, wait a minute. Christians pick and choose what should be laws from the Bible, I forgot. Well, as long as Christians realize they shouldn't eat shrimp since it's in the Bible.