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Behind the Aegis

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Wed May 13, 2020, 02:34 PM May 2020

Man who painted antigay graffiti on three churches sure hopes he doesn't get deported back to Iran



Three LGBTQ-friendly churches in Saskatchewan, Canada were recently targeted with antigay graffiti. Spray painted on each of their front doors was the same hateful message: “The only hope for a sodomite is repentance.”

After vandalizing the buildings last weekend, 36-year-old Amir Bozorgmehr, who is originally from Iran, posted photos of his alleged handiwork to Facebook.

On Saturday, Bozorgmehr was arrested and charged with eight counts of mischief in connection with the vandalism done to the churches, as well as additional vandalism done to a LGBTQ pride mural on a local college campus.

Police say they considered adding hate crime charges, but ultimately decided against it.

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Man who painted antigay graffiti on three churches sure hopes he doesn't get deported back to Iran (Original Post) Behind the Aegis May 2020 OP
Sounds like a hate crime to me. Mickju May 2020 #1
to his fellow believers. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #2
My guess is authorities are going for certainty of conviction n/t Odoreida May 2020 #4
"I'm a parrot who only repeats what he hears. I don't think, or read, or analyze, or compare..." Duncan Grant May 2020 #3

Duncan Grant

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3. "I'm a parrot who only repeats what he hears. I don't think, or read, or analyze, or compare..."
Fri May 15, 2020, 02:19 PM
May 2020

Imagine living in the prison of religious “beliefs”. No thanks.

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