Mosque in Springfield burning as I type

bicentennial_baby

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Wed Dec-08-04 05:48 PM
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Mosque in Springfield burning as I type

The mosque on Union St in Springfield is burning to the ground as I type this. It's on the local news right now, Spfld. Fire Chief is calling it a "suspicious" blaze....

Even in Massachusetts...

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bluestateguy

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Wed Dec-08-04 05:51 PM
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1. This election has embolden the haters

They now feel like they can do anything they want without fear of punishment: beat up gays, burn down mosques, kill doctors who perform abortions.

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Wed Dec-08-04 05:53 PM
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2. If that is the case...

Then it is time to fear, deeply, for this nation. For deaths will surely follow.

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movonne

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Wed Dec-08-04 06:00 PM
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3. Yes after reading this on LBN news, this is another hate crime.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Four white teenagers who allegedly beat a black youth at a suburban shopping center were booked on suspicion of committing a hate crime, police said Tuesday.

The 17-year-old victim, who lives in the San Fernando Valley, was treated for bruises, swelling and a dislocated knee at Simi Valley Hospital and released to his parents after the attack, police said. He was not identified because he is a minor.

Police said he was selling newspaper subscriptions outside a Simi Valley shopping mall when the four teens approached and yelled racial slurs about 6:45 p.m. Monday. After being punched in the face, the youth tried to run away but tripped on a planter.

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After fleeing, two teens were arrested on Monday night and the others on Tuesday afternoon, said police Sgt. Paul Fitzpatrick. Items about white supremacy were found in a suspect's cars, he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&nci...

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Wed Dec-08-04 06:05 PM
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4. *sigh*

Looks like I am gonna have to start training hard again. Maybe go looking for a dojo.

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Big Kahuna

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Wed Dec-08-04 06:09 PM
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5. Watching now..

They interviewed one of the clergy, and he does not suspect foul play..

Though if you read our local forums, you'll find no shortage of ant-islamic hatred.

http://www.masslive.com/forums/newswatch
http://www.masslive.com/forums/politics
http://www.masslive.com/forums/iraq

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ExclamationPoint

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Thu Dec-09-04 02:17 PM
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6. In MASSACHUSETTS??????

Even the safe haven has its hate now.

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