Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, September 11, 2017, 9:21 AM
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Swastika-like symbol drawn outside Stanford residence hall
Original post made on Sep 11, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, September 11, 2017, 9:21 AM
Comments (6)
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2017 at 10:39 am
By calling this "graffiti" instead of a possible white supremacist hate crime are the police trying to set expectations on how much resources they are allocating to the investigation?
a resident of Professorville
on Sep 11, 2017 at 10:54 am
I agree with the prior post.
While there were 23 incidents of swastikas at Stanford there have been, over the past few years, many anti-Semitic remarks to students by other students. These were spoken about at a rally at Stanford last year. Jewish students at Stanford and other colleges and universities feel under threat.
Is this the new America? Anyone black, brown, yellow, red, Jew or Muslim lives with a certain amount of uneasiness, fear?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 11, 2017 at 12:19 pm
Sad moment for Stanford. is a registered user.
This is a sad reflection on Stanford, but the university could use this as a teachable moment. I hope they will have the good sense to do so.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Sep 12, 2017 at 11:45 am
Fazsha is a registered user.
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a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 12, 2017 at 1:36 pm
Abitarian is a registered user.
Fazsha --
I disagree completely with your comment suggesting we shouldn't be concerned with the appearance of swastikas at Stanford.
Swastikas, or nooses, or other symbols of hate are intended to intimidate specific members of the community because of their color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc. There is no place for hate symbols in our community or country.
Hate can often spiral into violence, as we saw recently in Charlottesville where white nationalists carried swastika flags and one sped his car into a crowd of demonstrators, killing a young women.
I believe we should denounce hate whenever and wherever it appears.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 12, 2017 at 1:50 pm
Been Here Before is a registered user.
So the threat of genocide is rearing its ugly head once more..,.
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