Italian Church [in Los Angeles] Is Vandalized with Anti-Colonization Graffiti. Police Are Investigating it as a Hate Crime

Los Angeles Times ^ | 10/11/21 | Hayley Smith

[marshmallow]

St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church was marred with anti-colonial slogans on Monday in an act of vandalism that police are investigating as a hate crime.

By noon, a small crowd had gathered at the church on the edge of Chinatown, where detectives said the vandalism appeared to be linked to the day’s holidays, which included Indigenous Peoples Day and the former Columbus Day.

A banner resting on the church’s front steps read “STOP COLONIZING OUR LAND,” while graffiti on the sidewalk spelled out phrases including “Land Back,” “USA” and “Stolen Land.”

Explosions of red paint dotted the steps and front facade, including a delicate gold-specked mosaic above the doors.

The church on North Broadway was established in 1904 and holds Masses in English, Spanish and Italian.

Det. Suzanne Reed with the Los Angeles Police Department’s major crimes division said the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.

Arturo Martinez said he first spotted the red paint around 8:15 a.m. on his way in to his daughter’s clothing shop nearby. He believed it happened sometime after 6 a.m. because a neighbor did not see signs of vandalism earlier.

[dragnet2]

I’d guess in another 10 years or so there will few if any white folk left in LA. They can rest easy.

[P-Marlowe]

Where is the Mafia when you need them?

[cgbg]

Are they protesting the Roman Empire?

;-)

[LukeL]

Funny when the Aztecs, Mayans, or other tribes colonizez foreign lands it was okay.

[Mouton]

Their descendants would be murderous thugs, more so than they are, were it not for colonization.

[Fiji Hill]

This church and the Eastside Market, an Italian restaurant and delicatessen are just about the last remnants of what was once a large Italian neighborhood. Many Southlanders will recall Little Joe’s, one of LA’s best Italian restaurants, which was located a few blocks away in what is now the heart of Chinatown.

[charles_covington]

Your an idiot if you believe the official demographics put out by the (((media)))

[Dr. Sivana]

I have never heard of an "Italian Catholic Church". Sure there are ethnic parishes that are predominantly Italian-American, but they are still called Roman Catholic.

Anyway, the vast majority of Mexicans and other Latinos in that area would have Spanish blood in them as well. Spain financed Columbus and exploited Columbus' discoveries.