A banner hung on an overpass south of Campbell River depicting a white nationalist statement is 91裸聊视频渘ot something we want our community to be known for,91裸聊视频� says RCMP Sgt. Chris Voller.
The banner, which displayed a link to a Telegram Channel, which the company says is a 91裸聊视频渢ool for broadcasting your public messages to large audiences91裸聊视频� as well as a message with white supremacist content, was pictured hanging on the Airport Main overpass where it crosses Highway 19. The image has been shared on Facebook as well as Reddit, and had come to the attention of the Campbell River RCMP detachment.
91裸聊视频淟ike any other citizen of our area, I was disappointed,91裸聊视频� said Voller. 91裸聊视频淚 look at Campbell River as having a pretty diverse cultural background. We have a lot of Indigenous people, we91裸聊视频檙e a melting pot society, we have all this representation and then there91裸聊视频檚 somebody who is deciding to put this kind of message out.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 twofold: it91裸聊视频檚 the wrong message 91裸聊视频� obviously that sort of thing has no place in Campbell River 91裸聊视频� and then two, to other individuals who are visiting our area it really reflects poorly on what I think Campbell River91裸聊视频檚 community base is,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a good, respectful group of people that finds that different cultures actually enrich community and don91裸聊视频檛 take away from it, as that person would purport.91裸聊视频�
Voller91裸聊视频檚 sentiment was echoed on social media. One Reddit user wrote in response to a person of colour living in Campbell River that 91裸聊视频渢his is DEFINITELY not what CR is about. A group of my friends drove down to take it down, but it was already cut. Please know that you are more than welcome in our community.91裸聊视频�
Voller said the detachment had another report about this kind of thing a few months ago. He is asking if people see further banners or messages like this to report them to the RCMP non-emergency line immediately.
91裸聊视频淲e would never promote a driver using a digital device, but if they could note if there91裸聊视频檚 a person or vehicle present there, we would value that,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚f they are able to wait with it, let the police know and we91裸聊视频檒l get there as soon as possible91裸聊视频� Please leave it as it is, let the police get there and handle it. It would be treated as evidence.91裸聊视频�
Though the social media attention could have the effect of increasing the message91裸聊视频檚 reach, Voller said that within Campbell River he thinks there is 91裸聊视频渘o appetite for that.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淧eople deserve to not have to see that. There91裸聊视频檚 enough tragic things going on in the world that draw our attention to negative things, we don91裸聊视频檛 need this in Campbell River,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭his is the first time I91裸聊视频檝e seen something that I believe is a race-based hate crime. It91裸聊视频檚 hard to say if this would meet the definition for a hate crime, but it91裸聊视频檚 certainly inflammatory. It91裸聊视频檚 racialized, and not anything that we would want to have in our community.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淥ur community has gone through a lot,91裸聊视频� he said 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e had a lot of issues, especially in the past few months with violence and this sort of thing, and this is just not becoming of our community.91裸聊视频�
The RCMP non-emergency line is 250-286-6221.
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