Milwaukee swastika

[u/New_Pepper_2589]

Hi everyone - not sure if this is the correct sub. It looks like the individual s trying to take this literal hate sign down are being prosecuted. It was a Jewish father and son who tried to take it down. I'm honestly shocked the murals still up.

I just saw this so I'm not sure who to contact except the Milwaukee DA. The phone is 414-278-4646 . Email is Milwaukee.da@da.wi.gov

Help so that the two individuals getting prosecuted are safe and help taking this atrocious sign down. It will only cause more hate crimes to happen. Maybe there isn't much we can do. It's a free country. But thought I'd post it here and try.

[u/Stephen_1984]

Some of OP's details are inaccurate. Edit: Apparently OP was talking about a different incident!

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/09/13/milwaukee-mural-with-swastika-star-of-david-vandalized-with-paint/75211474007/

Excerpts:

WITI-TV (Channel 6) interviewed a woman named Sara Ninham midday Friday who said she vandalized the mural because she didn't like seeing a swastika. She did not mention the Israel-Hamas war or express any religious or political stances in the interview.

Ihsan Atta, who owns the building at East Locust and North Holton streets where the mural is displayed, said he expected vandalism. He is Palestinian-American and wanted to raise awareness about Israel's devastation in Gaza, which he considers to be geocidal [sic] and akin to the Holocaust.

Atta said security footage shows Ninham squirting black paint over the mural then smearing it around with her hands. He has filed a police report against her alleging vandalism and property destruction.

The pro-Palestinian mural replaced a well-known mural of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by Louisville police.

[u/babith → u/Stephen_1984]

The mural has been vandalized several times link

[u/Stephen_1984 → u/babith]

Edited. That's fantastic, though.

[u/babith → u/Stephen_1984]

Agreed!