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Park employees found biased graffiti in Forest Park on Tuesday including messages of violence towards gay people. (Click on images to enlarge)
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Queens
Police are investigating a possible bias crime after Parks Department employees discovered numerous anti-gay statements and swastikas spray painted on rocks and trees in a Queens park NYC Park Advocates learned.
The disturbing graffiti was found in Forrest Park of the orange trail between Lark Lane South and the closed road by 112 street, near the Montauk rail line.
Several violent messages towards gays were found including, “ I Kill GAY PPL,“ and “KILL GAY ppl.”
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| Numerious hate filled messages towards gay people were found scrawled on trees and rocks. |
Swastikas were also found scrawled on several trees.
The disturbing images were scrawled in several colors and were reported on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the park which is within the confines of the 102nd Pct.
The vandalism is also being investigated by authorities as a case of criminal mischief.
The area is littered with used condom wrappers.
Earlier this month a man reported being assaulted by a man spewing hate filled anti-gay statements in a playground in upper Manhattan.
“I hope all faggots die” and “I don’t want faggots in this park,” the assailant allegedly said before punching the victim twice in the face and fleeing.
Numerous hate filled messages towards gay people were found scrawled on trees and rocks.
The disturbing images were scrawled in several colors and were reported on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the park which is within the confines of the 102nd Pct.
The vandalism is also being investigated by authorities as a case of criminal mischief.
The area is littered with used condom wrappers.
Earlier this month a man reported being assaulted by a man spewing hate filled anti-gay statements in a playground in upper Manhattan.
“I hope all faggots die” and “I don’t want faggots in this park,” the assailant allegedly said before punching the victim twice in the face and fleeing.
Numerous hate filled messages towards gay people were found scrawled on trees and rocks.
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Swastikas were found scrawled on several trees.
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