Don’t turn swastikas into windows

malka-nediva:

toospoopyformyshirt:

problems with turning swastika graffiti into windows:

  • you know and I know and nazis know that it used to be a swastika
  • the police probably don’t know or care that it used to be a swastika so they’re not gonna do anything about it
  • it leaves the graffiti undocumented
  • it leaves the graffiti unreported
  • it doesn’t get the graffiti cleaned up
  • affected groups still have to see it and know that a swastika was there

instead:

  • take a picture of it
  • report it
  • make sure it’s documented
  • make sure it gets cleaned up

I’d much rather see no swastika graffiti than see a window and think “the police won’t care about this because some ‘ally’ thought they were helping”

Yes, thank you!! This is extremely unhelpful. Speaking as a Jew, it is far better for allies of local minority communities to TAKE A PICTURE of the graffiti and document it, then ASSIST US IN REPORTING it to the police. Covering up the swastika with other imagery means that POLICE CANNOT PROSECUTE the incident as a hate crime and it becomes very unlikely that the vandal(s) will be caught. It may make you feel ~warm and fluffy~, but our communities know exactly what’s under that Windows logo and it does not make us less angry or afraid. Moreover, it makes clean-up /so much harder/ and only further vandalizes the structure (which, let’s be honest, is usually a Jewish house of worship, organization, or a Jewish-owned business). PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. PLEASE.

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