Posted on 07/09/2019 11:01:42 AM PDT by EdnaMode
An investigation is underway after posters of US women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe were vandalized at Bryant Park in Manhattan, one day after the team's World Cup championship victory.
A commuter noticed anti-gay graffiti on the posters at the park train station at about 7 a.m. Monday.
At least six posters of Rapinoe were vandalized. They have since been cleaned by the MTA.
The NYPD Hate Crime task force is investigating.
The MTA released the following statement:
"Hate has no place in the transit system and we work hard to make the subway a welcoming, safe environment for everyone. We referred this to NYPD which responded to investigate, our maintenance teams got the posters cleaned and we will have them replaced with new ones if necessary."
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Great!
But if they catch the guy, he’ll do serious time for the freedom of speech only allowed to our domestic enemies.
My money is on a hoax “hate crime”.
Why are they so proactive on cleaning this graffiti, but not other graffiti??????
Agreed. A hoax is very likely.
What was the hateful content?
I even watched the stupid video.
Still no clue.
“We referred this to NYPD which responded to investigate ….”
I’m sure the NYPD is just pouring the man hours into this investigation. They are probably working around the clock to solve this heinous crime.
She disrespects the flag and the president
Isn’t Rapinoe the rather crude one herself?
Why is there a HATE CRIME Unit and what do they do all day, check Fakebook for mean comments?
Hate Crime Unit = Thought Crime Unit.
Hate is a Motive, it isn’t a Crime.
Okay, right. Rapinoe is the crude, outspoken one. Real butch looking.
Just responding in term that Rapin’ ho can understand.
“Hoax hate crime”
Is there any other kind?
She and her kind should have been booted off the team five seconds after her first outburst.
Exactly.
Leave it to the Democrats to invent new crimes.
That’s what they do. Anything to tack on years to prison sentences.
When I was living in CA, being an overnight Felon was par for the course.
Then take the posters of the hateful one down.
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