Arson suspect wanted to 'run the Arabs out of our country,' sheriff says

[NeoConsSuck]

Source: CNN

(CNN)A 64-year-old Florida man tried to set a convenience store on fire because he thought the owners were Muslim, St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said.

Richard Lloyd told deputies he wanted to "run the Arabs out of our country" so he pushed a dumpster in front of the Port St. Lucie store and set the contents on fire, Mascara said in a news release posted on Facebook.

Lloyd told detectives he assumed the owner was Muslim and that angered him because of "what they are doing in the Middle East," Mascara said.

"It's unfortunate that Mr. Lloyd made the assumption that the store owners were Arabic when, in fact, they are of Indian descent," Mascara said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/us/muslim-florida-store-fire/index.html

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Gee, I wonder who he voted for in the Presidential election? Any guesses?

[Docreed2003]

1. "Its unfortunate Mr Lloyd made the assumption that

Store owners were Arabic"....what a shitty way of relaying this story. That's like saying, damn...the guy tried but you know there were no damn Muslims there!

[0rganism]

10. yeah that amazed me too

how about "It's unfortunate Mr. Lloyd made the assumption that he should use terrorism to enforce his bigoted ideas." ?
guess that's too much to ask for these days

[Crunchy Frog]

2. Like it would have been okay if they actually had been Arab?

[keithbvadu2]

3. 150 to 200 years ago he would have set fire to an Italian or Irish store.

After the Civil War it would have been a Jewish or Catholic store.

[heaven05]

6. 150 years ago

he would have set fire to that black victim he had just hung--150 years ago.

[JHB]

15. 150 years ago would have been Irish, 100 would have been Italian and Jewish...

200 years ago it would have been Germans (Pennsylvania Dutch).

[TomCADem]

4. Thankfully It Is The Suspect and Not The Elected Official Saying This...

...nowadays, the line is blurred.

[greymattermom]

5. Muslim is a religion

There are Indian Muslims. Arabic is a region. Am I confused about this?

[OKNancy]

11. If I remember correctly, Arabs are people who speak an Arabic language

So, that is why Iranians ( Persians ) aren't Arabs and neither are people from India.
FWIW, Arabs, Persians, etc are all Caucasians

[Judi Lynn]

7. Exactly as handsome as he is brilliant.

[center]

[Aristus]

8. Jeepers! Meth? In-breeding?

Both?

What an ugg; inside and out!...

[mdbl]

12. my thoughts exactly

that guy is a waste of space on this planet

[Lucky Luciano]

9. Terrorist and a rather dumb one. Nt

[jpak]

13. He was just damned lucky the owners didn't "stand their ground"

yup

[EarthFirst]

14. Certainly, arson, vandalism and menacing all apply...

Terrorism, Hate Crime or Religious Extremist need not apply in this situation.

[Bengus81]

16. Oh boy!! Another day,ANOTHER Trump psycho voter............n/t