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| Is this white man who set fire to Black churches a terrorist or a person with mental illness? |
Y'all voted for this.
A vehicle crashing into party goers in New Orleans as well as a vehicle exploding in Las Vegas were tragic events. They are looked as an act of terrorism.
I wonder one thing:
Why doesn't the junk food media call mass shootings, arsons and hate crimes terrorism?
Without the quick action of first responders who arrived at the church at about 12:12 a.m. following reports of an individual trying to set fires, the damage to the house of worship would have been catastrophic, investigators said at the time.
Social media loves to drive up conspiracy theories about tragedies.
The junk food media loves to exploit tragedies for ratings. If the victims are white, expect the far right to hop on the grievance wagon. Cause it drives them to the polls and elect idiots like former president Donald J. Trump.
President-elect Donald J. Trump will take office in 18 days.
We have 363 days left and I expect chaos and unrest in the final Biden days. I expect chaos and unrest in the Trump years. Mind you Jan. 6 will have its four year anniversary. It will have a peaceful transfer. The electoral college will certify Trump and JD Vance without any deadly violence.
Again, I hope there won't be violence. But I don't care whether it is or not.
All roads point to the incoming white privilege commander-in-chief.
Did you know in 2024 a white man intentionally set Black churches on fire in Rhode Island?
Bet you didn't!
A Rhode Island man has admitted to using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church earlier this year, according to a federal plea agreement.
Prosecutors said Kevin Colantonio set several fires around the exterior of the Shiloh Gospel Temple early Feb. 11 in North Providence after purchasing a lighter and gasoline.
The building was vacant at the time and the fires were quickly extinguished by members of the North Providence Police and Fire departments, investigators said. The fires caused property damage.
A lawyer representing Colantonio declined to comment.
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| Man tried to set fire to three predominately Black churches. |
Without the quick action of first responders who arrived at the church at about 12:12 a.m. following reports of an individual trying to set fires, the damage to the house of worship would have been catastrophic, investigators said at the time.
Zachary Cunha, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, said at the time of Colantonio’s arrest that a search of his home turned up notebooks and writings that included phrases like “burn churches down to the ground,” “hunt them down,” and “gun everyone down who isn’t white.”
The plea agreement, which was filed in federal court last week, states that Colantonio intentionally targeted the church because of the “actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, and/or ethnicity of the congregants.”
Most of the Pentecostal congregation, which has been established for about 35 years, is Black and African American, according to investigators.
No injuries were reported.
Colantonio faces four counts: obstruction of the free exercise of religious beliefs; malicious damage by means of fire; and two counts of assault on a federal officer.
If served consecutively, Colantonio faces 56 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years, a fine of $1 million and three years of supervised release.
A change of plea hearing is scheduled for Jan. 7.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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