Post about man in Nazi t-shirt at Crossgates goes viral

[TexasTowelie]

ALBANY -- The incident was jarring for those who saw it in person, but it didn't even register a blip in the Capital Region at large Friday:

An unidentified man wearing a T-shirt with the Nazi swastika was seen walking in downtown Albany and inside Crossgates Mall.

But after the owner of Jay St. Video Games in the mall posted a message on Facebook saying he refused to sell a book to the man and ordered him out of the store, the topic exploded on social media platforms, generating thousands of comments on Reddit, and hundreds of retweets on Twitter.

Pictures of the man surfaced. The onslaught of comments was on. Thousands offered either salty language of praise about the man's ejection from the store, or debated what kind of protections are in place even for those who display hateful symbols.

Read more: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Man-who-wore-Nazi-T-shirt-at-Crossgates-goes-viral-13095575.php#photo-15904836


A photo taken by a patron at Crossgates Mall Friday, July 20, 2018 shows an unidentified man wearing a shirt that looks like the Nazi flag. (Provided)

[nuxvomica]

1. the same mall had a guy with a peace t-shirt arrested

Back in 2003, they had a guy arrested for wearing a t-shirt that said "Give Peace a Chance". But this is ok?
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/article/DF/20030306/NEWS/303069987

[rusty quoin]

2. Wow

[Timmygoat]

3. To someone like me

Who is older (to say the least) and was a child in WW2 Europe and has some experience of the Nazis I have to wonder 'Do they know what they are doing?

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I didn't think there was anyone anywhere who didn't know that nazis were bad

I wasn't around during WWII, but I certainly have had that opinion of nazis since I was a little kid. I thought this was just part of the national consciousness. And I was born in Albany, NY, where this took place.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

5. They didn't have one in his size?

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What a goon.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Nazi in T-Shirt and Sandals

They didn't wear Gucci in case anyone would like to let them know

[catbyte]

7. Too bad he was unidentified. He deserved public shaming.

I'm all for that. If they are that arrogant & blatant with their hate, well, then have at it.

On edit: Uncle Adolf wouldn't have approved of a rotund, sloppy Nazi in sandals. Not a spiffy Aryan look.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

8. Unless he was the head of the German air force.

Can't think of the guys name. He was...portly.

[ADX]

9. You're talking about Hermann Goering...

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

11. Yes. TY. Heh heh.

[catbyte]

10. True--Hermann Goehring. Although he was trim before he got hooked on morphine & booze.

This was taken when he was a WWI flying ace:

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This was taken when he was...not.

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[Crutchez_CuiBono]

12. Yes. TY. Heh heh, Interesting pictures.

He was a lot skinnier in WW1.