Deplorable tried to burn down store because 'Muslim' owner didnt have his favorite kind of juice

[DemocratSinceBirth]

A Port St. Lucie, FL man tried to burn down a convenience store on Friday because he mistakenly believed that the owners were Islamic Arabs and he was angry at them for not carrying his favorite kind of orange juice.

According to WPTV, police arrested 64-year-old Richard Lloyd when he gave himself up at the scene and told sheriff’s deputies that he was trying to “run the Arabs out of the country.”

Lloyd had visited the store in recent days and got into an altercation with the clerk on duty and the store owner because they did not carry his preferred brand of orange juice. The store owner — who is not Arabic, but Indian and not a Muslim — told WPTV that he is still in shock from the incident and declined to appear on camera.

“When the deputies arrived, they noticed the dumpster had been rolled in front of the doors and the contents were lit on fire,” said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara in a statement. “Upon seeing our deputies, the man put his hands behind his back and said ‘take me away.’”

Mascara continued, “The man, identified as Richard Lloyd, was read his Miranda Rights and then told deputies that he pushed the dumpster to the front of the building, tore down signs posted to the outside of the store and lit the contents of the dumpster on fire to ‘run the Arabs out of our country.’ It’s unfortunate that Mr. Lloyd made the assumption that the store owners were Muslim when, in fact, they are of Indian descent.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/florida-man-tries-to-burn-down-store-because-muslim-owner-didnt-have-his-favorite-kind-of-juice/

[JDC]

1. Seriously, WTF

[dalton99a]

2. It would have been OK if they had been Muslim?

[Charles Bukowski]

3. One less Trump voter roaming our streets.

[VMA131Marine]

4. Wait! What?

The unfortunately named Sheriff Mascara: ’ It’s unfortunate that Mr. Lloyd made the assumption that the store owners were Muslim when, in fact, they are of Indian descent.”

It sounds like the sheriff is saying this would have been okay if the owner had been an 'Islamic Arab.' WTF! This was not okay no matter what the ethnicity or religion of the owner.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. This reminded me of the case in Connecticut - he lost the case -

Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate, took the exam in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equivalent of an IQ of 125. But New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing costly training.

Most Cops Just Above Normal The average score nationally for police officers is 21 to 22, the equivalent of an IQ of 104, or just a little above average.



http://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836

just unbelievable....

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

5. Hmm... better strategy would have been to try looking at a different store for the oj. n/t