"national day of hate"

[orleans]

Illinois State Police Preach Vigilance After Neo-Nazi Groups Promote ‘National Day of Hate'

The Illinois State Police have joined a growing group of law enforcement groups warning residents of the potential threat posed by a “National Day of Hate,” with Neo-Nazi and antisemitic groups encouraging adherents to participate in hateful or violent actions over the coming weekend.

The department is urging residents to have “heightened awareness” of their surroundings, but says that there has been no actionable intelligence or information gathered about any possible violence ahead of Saturday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker also retweeted the message on Thursday afternoon.

Link to tweet

Chicago police issued a similar warning to Jewish and other religious communities in the city.

According to David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, a small antisemitic group based in eastern Iowa designated Feb. 25 as a “day of hate,” with other white supremacy and hate groups since saying that they intend to participate.

more at link
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-state-police-preach-vigilance-after-neo-nazi-groups-promote-national-day-of-hate/3080201/

[Midnight Writer]

1. "Illinois Nazis" is becoming cliche.

[Montauk6]

9. Becoming...?

[Initech]

2. There's too much hate in this country. Last thing we need is a national day for it.

[orleans]

3. ya think?

my initial thought on this was: what fucking next?

i'm hoping the fbi is on top of this shit.

Report Hate Crimes to the FBI
Hate crimes are not only an attack on the victim—they are meant to threaten and intimidate an entire community. Preventing hate crimes is a top priority within the FBI. If you believe you are a victim or a witness of a hate crime, report it to the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.

[appalachiablue]

4. K/R

[GoodRaisin]

5. This declaration should make it easier to prosecute and win convictions for hate crimes.

[EarnestPutz]

6. You would think that they could come up with some sort of code word to......

.....hide their real intent. No wait, that’s just not necessary anymore. Shouldn’t come as any surprise since parading around in a brown shirt, waving a Nazi flag, and screaming that white nationalism is your goal seems to be just fine.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

7. That should be countered with a national day of love.....

a day saturated with words like compassion, empathy, respect and equality.....

[Lochloosa]

8. .....

[treestar]

10. so this group at least admits it

that hate is the basis from which they operate.