California police open hate crime probe in vandalization of Sikh temple

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

California police open hate crime probe in vandalization of Sikh temple
Reuters
10 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police in Southern California have opened a hate crime investigation into the vandalization of a Sikh house of worship in Orange County that was defaced with Islamaphobic and gang graffiti, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

The graffiti was discovered on the exterior of the Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Buena Park and included the word Islam - spelled "Islahm" - and a reference to Islamic State militants, said the Sikh Coalition, an advocacy group for the Sikh community.

The defacement, discovered on Sunday, came days after a Muslim couple massacred 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California. The graffiti, much of it illegible, also included some gang references, the Sikh Coalition said in a statement.

The group said the gurdwara - a place of worship for Sikhs - had reported the incident to the Buena Park police and had asked local and federal authorities to investigate the incident as a hate crime.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/california-police-open-hate-crime-probe-vandalization-sikh-100250931.html

[totodeinhere]

1. It's odd that someone would deface a Sikh temple with Islamophobic graffiti since Sikh's and Muslims

don't have anything in common. Sikhism and Islam are totally different religions and in the Indian subcontinent they are at each other's throats

[atreides1]

2. It's a good bet

That the asshat or asshats that did it, either don't know the difference or just don't care!

Now that Trump and the Republican party have endorsed violence against anyone who looks like a Muslim, this will only get worse...possibly to the point where someone will be murdered!!!

[cynzke]

3. Nothing Odd. Expected!

Ignorant idiots did this. The type who love Trump and Palin.

[totodeinhere]

5. In this case odd and expected are not mutually exclusive. n/t

[PersonNumber503602]

7. Usually the people who do this stuff are not the brightest bulbs

I know I've heard of more than a few stories like that. These people can't even get their prejudice and violent hate right.

[JI7]

4. i knew as soon as i saw the subject line

What this would be about.

I hope the Sikhs are doing what they can to protect themselves

[jpak]

6. Stupid dumbass trumper

yup

[dembotoz]

8. has to be a republican...after all bush invaded the wrong country...wrong temple????

neither look baptist.....(or methodist or fill in the blank)

[nomorenomore08]

9. A bit OT, but I wonder if that one white supremacist creep thought he was shooting Muslims...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Sikh_temple_shooting

[hopemountain]

10. too many bigots think hindus are the same

religion as muslims. i hope they are found and prosecuted and educated.