By Alex Schiffer – The Washington Post
The New England Holocaust Memorial in downtown Boston was vandalized Monday night by a 17-year-old who was immediately tackled by bystanders and held until police arrived, police said.
The teen hurled a rock through a glass panel etched with numbers, representing those tattooed on the arms of the Jews and others in the concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany, police said. The panels are affixed to six glass towers, each 54 feet high.
It was the second act of vandalism in less than three months at the site, located in Carmen Park near historic Faneuil Hall. The suspect in Monday’s incident was charged with willful destruction of property.
Boston police department’s civil rights unit is investigating whether the act was a hate crime but didn’t shy away from acknowledging the timing of the act and its possible relation to the past weekend’s violence in Charlottesville
“Clearly, this type of behavior will not be tolerated in our city,” Boston’s police commissioner, Williams Evans, said in a statement. “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.”
that he get mental health care treatment. It was on the news as of 8- 15-17.
They should punish him by having him help care for a survivor.
No, of course it’s not a hate crime. Not when it’s against the Jews. There’s always some justification.
why wasnt he charged with hate crime?!