With lightning speed, lasers cause "anti-semitism" "hate crime" bill

[yankeedoodle]

We have here the very curious - suspicious - situation where on January 15, 2023, several "anti-semitic" messages were displayed by lasers on buildings in Florida.  And, just eleven days later, on January 26, 2023, it was reported that "anti-semitism" "hate crime" legislation was introduced. 

Isn't that amazing?  Those are some pretty impressive laser displays.  Wonder who did them - really did them?  Surely, anybody that does that belongs in prison, don't they?   

Nazi Propaganda Overwhelms Florida Buildings in Latest 'GDL' Antisemitic Spree
https://www.stopantisemitism.org/antisemitic-incidents-127/nmk6k0xd9t6kj4e0vien5fqt1lox4f



Neo-nazis have been projecting antisemitic messages and hate symbols on buildings in Florida in recent days, blaming Jews for 9/11 and "wrecking" the U.S.

The white supremacist group 'Goyim Defense League'  has been projecting antisemitic messages and hate symbols on buildings in Florida in recent days, blaming Jews for 9/11 and "wrecking" the U.S

On January 15, at around 9 p.m. ET, a projection appeared on the AT&T building on Gardenia Street in West Palm Beach, according to local reports. Video footage from the scene shows the words "Jews did 9-11 the FBI helped" scrolling across the building's face.

A live stream, posted on Twitter by StopAntisemitism, shows three men—two wearing hoods, one wearing a baseball cap and mask—laughing on a nearby sidewalk.

https://twitter.com/StopAntisemites/status/1615170866882707456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1615170866882707456%7Ctwgr%5Ed1bb8d2b84d24b39d55bb19b3b8b38ebbab36d50%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stopantisemitism.org%2Fantisemitic-incidents-127%2Fnmk6k0xd9t6kj4e0vien5fqt1lox4f

A view of Jacksonville city skyline. The Wells Fargo and CSX buildings have been subject to neo-Nazi projections in recent days. A swastika was also projected on the building. StopAntisemitism attributed the incident to GDL.

GDL founder Jon Minadeo II, who has toured the country performing antisemitic stunts and appears to be the man speaking in the video.

Liora Rez, Executive Director of StopAntisemitism, told Newsweek they had traced the stunts back to Minadeo through one of his posts on the social media platform Gab.

Local police later told news station WPTV that a projector and generator had been used in the incident and that the men were confronted but were not cooperative.

"This is a welcoming—this is a diverse city," Mike Jachles, a police spokesperson, told WPTV. "But we have no place for that. We don't welcome them, those types of messages."

"I don't think us showing up had anything to do with their timeline," Jachles told another local news station, WPEC. "They were on public property; whether you endorse the message or not, we have to enforce the law. So we're looking at what, if any, laws were broken."

On January 16, Stop Antisemitism posted footage watermarked with the logo of NSF, of another building projection, this time in Jacksonville. On the top of the Wells Fargo building, the words "Jews are wrecking the U.S.A." scroll across.

https://twitter.com/StopAntisemites/status/1615022676673957892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1615022676673957892%7Ctwgr%5Ed1bb8d2b84d24b39d55bb19b3b8b38ebbab36d50%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stopantisemitism.org%2Fantisemitic-incidents-127%2Fnmk6k0xd9t6kj4e0vien5fqt1lox4f

"These two antisemites [Minadeo and Nunes] often work closely together, and many have suggested that their relationship was a factor in Minadeo's recent move from California to Jacksonville," Rez said.

There is no suggestion that the businesses were aware of or consented to the projections on their buildings. "Companies have no idea it's happening until after the fact," Stop Antisemitism tweeted.

Images emerged online of a swastika entwined with a crucifix projected on the side of the CSX building in Jacksonville on January 14.

"These displays typically coincide with trespass, stolen power sources or violation of city ordinances," John Phillips, a lawyer at Phillips & Hunt, a Jacksonville-based law firm, wrote on Twitter in reference to the projection. "There are also hate speech laws that can be applied. We can't just do nothing and let it continue."

CSX condemned the neo-Nazi imagery that had been projected on its building in the strongest possible terms. The company told local news station Action News Jax: "The increased acts of antisemitism in Jacksonville are unacceptable. They are an appalling display of intolerance, which sows hatred and undermines our greatest strength—our diversity."

Earlier this week, Rory Diamond, a Jacksonville city council member, said he would file a bill to prevent hate symbols from being projected onto private property.

"You don't have a right to put a bumper sticker on somebody else's car; you don't have a right to project an image on somebody else's building," he told Jacksonville's First Coast News. Other members have also reportedly vowed to introduce similar legislation.

The legislation may not come soon enough, though. Rez said that Stop Antisemitism has "also become aware of [the groups'] plans to broaden their efforts to terrorize Floridian residents with their antisemitic campaigns."

"We have been made aware of a few instances of displaying messages on the side of buildings and other structures, and these cases have been looked into," Officer Christian Hancock, a spokesperson for Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, told Newsweek.

The West Palm Beach Police Department referred Newsweek to a statement by Mayor Keith James, who condemned the projection as a "heinous and despicable act," adding: "Demonstrations like this deepen my commitment to ensure that West Palm Beach remains a place where all are welcomed and respected."




'Enough is enough': New bill to combat antisemitism would make certain hate crimes 3rd-degree felonies
"Antisemitism and hate have no place in Florida," Caruso said in part during the conference.
Published: 10:51 AM EST January 26, 2023
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/antisemitic-bill-hate-crime-florida/67-dd76f1d8-34c1-4058-a540-4d347bb45c58

Florida State Rep. Mike Caruso alongside other state legislators announced the filing of HB269 Antisemitism Hate Crime Bill Thursday morning in Tallahassee.

The aim of the bill is to define certain antisemitic acts as hate crimes and increase penalties for these hate crimes to the level of a felony.

"Antisemitism and hate have no place in Florida," Caruso said in part during the conference.

According to Caruso, the following hate crimes would be considered a third-degree felony, if the bill were to become law:

- Any person distributing flyers involving materials that have religious or ethnic animus and are mass distributed will be committing a 3rd-degree felony from now on.

- Any person stalking, harassing or interfering with someone based on their religious or ethnic heritage will now be commenting a 3rd-degree felony.

- Any person who willfully and maliciously defaces, injures or damages a religious cemetery, memorial, religious school or community or public or private property with a religious or ethic animus will now be committing a 3rd-degree felony.

- Any person who projects an image of religious or ethnic animus, indoors or outdoors, without permission, written permission from the owner of the property, will be commenting a 3rd-degree felony.

- Any person who willfully interrupts or disrupts, disturbs any religious school or religious service with a pretense of ethnic or religious animus will be commenting a 3rd-degree felony.

"If we don't do something now, then soon we [will]  just be 1933 Nazi Germany here all over again," said Caruso in part. "And I will not stand here and do nothing. I hope I speak for all the legislators, my fellow legislators that enough is enough."

An Anti-Defamation League Report earlier this summer confirms extremism and antisemitism are on the rise in Florida. In 2021, the group reported 190 antisemitic incidents and 186 incidents of white supremacist propaganda statewide.

Jeffrey Berger is the Tampa Jewish Community Centers & Federation President. He said these pieces of legislation are encouraging news.

"We have had so many different incidents and attacks over the last couple of years, the rise in antisemitic incidents is very alarming and the fact that the legislature is recognizing it and acting on it is very encouraging," Berger said.

In 2023, six incidents of antisemitism have been reported in Florida so far.

"The fact that we've had incidents reported is one thing, but we also have to take into account that not every incident gets reported, so you know there are countless more incidents that are occurring that don't always get reported up through the authorities," Berger said.

Friday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Berger gave a reminder of just how the Holocaust began.

"The holocaust didn't start with the concentration camps and the chambers," Berger explained. "The holocaust started with hate speech. It started with the stigmatizing and vilifying and delegitimizing the Jews and other ethnic groups."

A recently reported incident of antisemitism took place in Venice earlier this month. 10 Tampa Bay reached out to the Jewish Federation of Sarasota and Manatee on the impact this bill could have.

"Data shows that anti-Jewish rhetoric, demonstrations, vandalism, and assaults are at an all-time high throughout the country and especially in Florida," Lindsey Mintz, Director of Community Engagement for the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee said. "The unchecked spread of antisemitism is not just a threat to the safety of American Jews, but to all people enjoying the privilege of living in a pluralistic democracy. HB269 will elicit a critically important conversation about the dangerous spread of conspiracy theories that traffic age-old antisemitic tropes in the 21st century. This bill says, "We will not be silent in the face of hate, because silence is complicity."

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMUns5uTFJQ

[abduLMaria]

So Where can you buy those projector things that the Florida group used ?

Not sure how sincere Minadeo is.

He bad mouths African Americans, Hispanic Americans etc.

He seems to not understand the meaning of the term Gentile.