Vandals have defaced the iconic Jackie Robinson statue in Brooklyn.
Yesterday, officials discovered racial slurs and symbols on the statue built just outside the Brooklyn Cyclones baseball stadium. A swastika, “anti-Semitic comments” and the N-word were written in black marker on the statue and its base sometime between the end of the Cyclones game Tuesday night and 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the New York City Police Department.
NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the matter as a possible bias incident, and are reviewing security camera video, hoping for any lead to a suspect. The defacing of the Robinson statue follows similar hits in Washington, DC, which includs green paint splashed onto the Lincoln Monument.
With a $10,000 reward now being offered, anyone with information or tips related to the crime are being urged to contact the New York City Police Department.
I read about this yesterday and my initial thought was, as a nation, We still have long way to go.
And then I quickly reminded myself that nonetheless, We HAVE come a long way.
Will there always be *Haters* in America? Yes. But their numbers are dwindling with every passing day..and they know it. That's why they're lashing out trying to get a race-war started.
Not.Going.To.Work…smh.