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W. Lafayette Church Threatened After Women’s March

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A West Lafayette church found threats and hate speech on banners hung outside its fence this weekend.

The spray-painted banners, outside of the Tippecanoe County Universalist Church, threatened to revisit the mass shootings in Las Vegas and Orlando. They also contained frequent use of derogatory slurs against homosexuals, African-Americans, and Hispanics.

The banners were found after the church joined with communities across the country in organizing protest marches for women’s rights. The Unitarian Universalist Church organized a so-called Resistance Fair over the weekend.

Lieutenant Jonathon Eager of the West Lafayette Police Department says, unlike similar graffiti incidents, like the one at a Brown County Church that turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by the church’s organist, police are treating the threats as valid.

Eager says the banners made a specific threat to musical artist Jackson Browne, who performs in Orlando today. The church had reportedly distributed fliers promoting Browne’s concert.

Jackson Browne is a progressive singer-songwriter. The Orlando Sentinel says Orlando Police Departments were increasing security around the venue ahead of his performance.

Eager says the West Lafayette Police Department and Indiana prosecutors are working towards

Indiana is one of only five states that do not have hate crime legislation.

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