Ugly Stuff in S.A.
July 18th, 2007 at 11:42 am
The San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) put out a release yesterday calling on the FBI to investigate the defacing of a San Antonio Muslim family’s car, pictured at right. The first sentence I believe we all recognize. The small print reads, “Move out da hood.”
According to the release, the family’s home and cars were the only ones targeted: “The family, originally from Egypt, stated that the vandalism followed an incident the previous weekend in which eggs were thrown at their home.”
The identity of the vandal(s) and his/her/their motives are unknown. Of course, this brand of vandalism bears the hallmarks of some particularly ignorant bored teenagers, but we can only speculate. It’s also not an isolated incident:
Within the last week, CAIR reported an arson attack on a Muslim family’s home in Florida in which the attackers wrote anti-Muslim messages on the interior and exterior of the torched building. CAIR also reported a death threat received by the New York Muslim attorney representing six imams, or Islamic religious leaders, suing US Airways for discrimination.
Seem like at least a brief from the dailies would be warranted, but I can’t find one online.
Photo provided by CAIR.
