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highplainsdem

(48,971 posts)
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 09:59 AM Nov 2016

Greenville Church burned and spray painted "Vote Trump"

Source: WDAM.com

GREENVILLE, MS (Mississippi News Now) - Tuesday night sometime after 11 p.m. authorities responded to a call about a church burning.

Local Black church Hopewell M.B. Church was not only burned but also vandalized with the words "Vote Trump" spray painted on the side of the building.

Mayor Errick D. Simmons, Greenville Fire Chief, Washington County Sheriff and other local state and federal law enforcement agencies are holding a press conference Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

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Read more: http://www.wdam.com/story/33592564/church-in-greenville-burned-and-spray-painted-vote-trump

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Greenville Church burned and spray painted "Vote Trump" (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 2016 OP
So they burned it AND spray painted it? underpants Nov 2016 #2
Probably the same group.... Wuddles440 Nov 2016 #16
Despicable Yonnie3 Nov 2016 #3
The army of deplorables.. mountain grammy Nov 2016 #4
Let's hope these monsters will be disappointed by the election. Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #5
We've had a couple incidents of vandalism here Cairycat Nov 2016 #6
Works both ways. Igel Nov 2016 #21
Trump supporters immediately started a Gofundme account to pay for repairs. needledriver Nov 2016 #8
The Church.... DonViejo Nov 2016 #10
Desecrating racist yahoos. Arrest them and throw 'em in jail FailureToCommunicate Nov 2016 #12
This is what the KKK refers to as . . . Metro135 Nov 2016 #11
I view this church on street view, it has security company signs & cameras Sunlei Nov 2016 #13
I looked and did not see any cameras, etc. n/t Yonnie3 Nov 2016 #14
They're only trying to "Make America Great Again". Wink, wink. sinkingfeeling Nov 2016 #15
devils... Divine Discontent Nov 2016 #17
Fuckhead's supporters make me sick. 47of74 Nov 2016 #20
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Wuddles440

(1,121 posts)
16. Probably the same group....
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 12:44 PM
Nov 2016

first used the spray paint then burned it. I mean, after all, they are followers of the CONald. That loud whistling sound is from the wind blowing through that vast emptiness between their ears.

Judi Lynn

(160,524 posts)
5. Let's hope these monsters will be disappointed by the election.
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 10:09 AM
Nov 2016

All it takes is a tiny bit of encouragement to get racists to do something hideous. Almost anything will do, even the thought of this orange fool as an actual President.

I'm surely glad no one was hurt from the church.

Cairycat

(1,706 posts)
6. We've had a couple incidents of vandalism here
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 10:10 AM
Nov 2016

The first thing the Rs do is blame the Dems - I expect that's happening in Greenville as well.

Igel

(35,300 posts)
21. Works both ways.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 12:19 PM
Nov 2016

That's the sad part. There have been a few incidents in the last year where DUers rush to condemn the usual suspects, only to find out that it wasn't the usual suspects.

Remove those, and the usual suspects are actually slightly less usual.

We do the same thing when an (R) site is attacked, virtual or brick-and-mortar, and declare those incidents to be false-flag operations.


Same goes in general for black churches that burn. While a decent percentage of such arsons aren't solved, more than you'd think are set by not-the-usual-suspects. Sometimes disgruntled church workers, sometimes just by hooligans from the area (and since black churches tend to be in black communities ...). We're on a side, and we rush to justify that side.


FailureToCommunicate

(14,013 posts)
12. Desecrating racist yahoos. Arrest them and throw 'em in jail
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 10:47 AM
Nov 2016

The KKK is alive and well, and emboldened by the Orange Grand Wizard.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
13. I view this church on street view, it has security company signs & cameras
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 10:48 AM
Nov 2016

we need to capture these domestic terrorists.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
20. Fuckhead's supporters make me sick.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 12:52 AM
Nov 2016

That cheeto faced shit gibbon j--z trumpet has brought about this garbage by whipping up all the fucksticks into a frenzy.

And now we have two dead police officers on the deck and a burned church to show for Agent Fuckface Von Asshole's careless spewing of hatred.

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