Natalia Pfeifer posted photos of a smashed pane at the Holocaust Memorial at 6:50 p.m.
Just watched a man run away after smashing Boston's Holocaust Memorial with a rock. These acts of hatred are everywhere. We must resist.
Boston Police report arresting a 17-year old from Malden - with the help of a couple of people who witnessed the vandalism and grabbed the alleged punk and held him until officers arrived.
He'll be arraigned tomorrow on a charge of wilful and malicious destruction of property, police say, adding they are also considering whether to charge him with a civil-rights violation.
The memorial consists of six glass towers, with panes etched with numbers representing the six million Jews killed by the Nazis.
The memorial stood for 20 years without vandalism. In June, a man was charged with smashing a panel at the memorial with a rock.
In a statement, Police Commissioner William Evans said:
Clearly, this type of behavior will not be tolerated in our city. And, in light of the recent events and unrest in Charlottesville, it’s sad to see a young person choose to engage in such senseless and shameful behavior.
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What's scaring you?
By lbb
Wed, 08/16/2017 - 10:49am
What's scaring you, specifically? The over-the-top punishments that some say they would like to mete out to the perpetrator of this crime? That's not really a "side", is it?
What scares me is that at 17
By Metoo
Wed, 08/16/2017 - 5:23pm
What scares me is that at 17 years old I thought a lot differently than I do today and we have an almost 17 year old son who we are still guiding through life. Teenagers do stupid things and I think we should get all the facts before we send him to his doom. While growing up if I didn't have a mentor that loved and guided me unconditionally then I know that I would be a different person today. It's just not cool to hate on a high schooler. Not to me anyways. Punish him accordingly.
Sorry, but this argument is like saying, "Calling me out for
By MC Slim JB
Wed, 08/16/2017 - 11:24am
being a bigot is bigotry against bigots."
You either believe anti-Semitism is evil, or you don't. There aren't two sides to this story. Opposing hatred is not also hatred.
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