Florida Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Leaving Pork Outside Muslim-Owned Grocery Store.
Christine Fernandez, 61, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, was arrested after surveillance footage allegedly showed her deliberately placing pork products outside a Middle Eastern grocery store owned by a Muslim woman.
Pork is strictly forbidden in Islam, making the act particularly offensive.
When questioned by police, Fernandez admitted to the act but claimed it was meant as a joke:
โIt was a jokeโฆ Was it poor taste? Yeah. Was it funny? Maybe not to them. Itโs just bacon.โ
She was charged with harassment or intimidation based on religious or ethnic heritage โ a hate crime under Florida law โ and later released on a $750 bond.
Florida Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Leaving Pork Outside Muslim-Owned Grocery Store.
I don't see the problem here. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ