Mississippi Church Member Charged in 'Vote Trump' Arson

[MadDAsHell]

Source: ABC News

A Mississippi man arrested in the burning of an African-American church that was spray-painted with the words "Vote Trump" is a member of the congregation, the church's bishop said.

Andrew McClinton, 45, of Leland, Mississippi, was charged Wednesday with first degree arson of a place of worship, said Warren Strain, spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. McClinton is African-American.

McClinton was arrested in Greenville, where Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was burned and vandalized Nov. 1, a week before the presidential election.

Hopewell Bishop Clarence Green said McClinton is a member of the church. Green said he didn't know about the arrest until he was called by The Associated Press.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/arrest-vote-trump-burning-mississippi-black-church-44330731

[yeoman6987]

1. Great. Second story that makes us look bad

This and the Muslim who faked her story. This needs to stop!!!!! We need to fight hate crime but it is harder to do when we give the repugs ammo.

[Kingofalldems]

2. WTF do you mean 'we'. No one on DU did anything.

[Cal Carpenter]

4. Why do you identify with an arsonist?

"makes us look bad".

Why would you word it that way?

[Kingofalldems]

5. I can tell you but it would be against the rules.

It would be the truth though.

[yeoman6987]

6. It does. When a liberal paints trump rules or whatever and burns a church

To make it look like a trump supporter. It makes us look bad but worse makes the job harder for another person who may have this happen.

[Kingofalldems]

7. What liberal painted anything? You made that up yeoman6987.

How the hell do you know anything about this person?
That's 2 posts in the same thread attacking Democrats.

[7962]

8. It certainly could have been one of those right wing black people we see so often;

come on, you know exactly what he's talking about. Whenever stuff like this happens, it makes legit hate crimes suspect to the GP. "crying wolf" syndrome. And it happens too often

[Kingofalldems]

9. Oh I know what he's doing alright.

[Quackers]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141646045