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July 20, 2020 01:01 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/07/20/graffiti-on-canadian-memorial.html
Graffiti on Canadian memorial to former Nazi troops called a hate crime; police later apologize
David Doel of The Rational National shares the story of a recent Canadian "hate crime" that involved vandalism of a Toronto-area war monument to the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician). The cenotaph was spray-painted with the phrase "Nazi War Memorial."Per the CBC, the cops later walked back the hate crime part:
Images: YouTube / Kontakt TV / Wikimedia Commons Read the restOn Friday, Halton police walked back theiroriginal statement and apologized, saying the "initial information" indicatedthat the group being targeted was "Ukrainians in general," or members of this specific cultural centre.
"At no time did the Halton Regional Police Service consider that the identifiable group targeted by the graffiti was Nazis," police said in a news release.
"We regret any hurt caused by misinformation that suggests that the Service in any way supports Nazism."
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