“Northern Virginia is a very diverse community, with individuals and families from all racial, religious and cultural backgrounds.”
Source/Credit: The Washington Post
By Caitlin Gibson | October 8, 2014
Loudoun law enforcement officers, elected officials, religious leaders and representatives of the FBI met with nearly 200 county residents Friday to discuss concerns over an ongoing series of anti-Hindu vandalism cases in Ashburn.
The “emergency town hall meeting” at Creighton’s Corner Elementary School, hosted by state Del. David I. Ramadan (R-Loudoun) and Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney James Plowman, aimed to inform the public about more than a dozen recent incidents involving anti-Hindu messages scrawled across exercise stations, park benches, a pedestrian tunnel and community signs in the Brambleton area. The meeting also aimed to convey a unified and unambiguous response to the vandalism.
“Northern Virginia is a very diverse community, with individuals and families from all racial, religious and cultural backgrounds,” Ramadan said at the meeting, according to a statement.
“I find it very disturbing that there are individuals who are willing to destroy private property and spew hate against our Hindu neighbors. It was important to hold this meeting to make sure that all members of the community were up-to-date on what steps local officials and law enforcement were taking to ensure the safety and peace in our neighborhoods. There is no room for such hate in our community,” Ramadan said.
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