To the editor:

I see that Gov. Holcomb is hot to trot to have the state legislature pass a hate crimes bill because of what was written on a synagogue in Carmel without knowing who did it or why they did it.

I wonder if he remembers the Bean Blossom episode the day after Trump was elected president. Someone painted “Heil Trump,” a Nazi swastika and a gay slur on the Episcopal church in Bean Blossom, Indiana.

All the media were here to cover the event and make the citizens of Brown County look like suspects in doing this shameful deed. Thanks to the hard work of law enforcement, the culprit was found. It was a member of the church who played the organ and apparently is anti-Trump. When asked why he did it, he said it was because he wanted to start a national movement. Liberals start national movements built on lies. “Hands up. Don’t shoot” is built upon a lie, and people still promote it as the truth. By the way, the news media were not here when the person caught did not meet their expectations.

The governor knows and the state legislature knows that there are laws that already cover what they call hate crimes. It is just a dipsy doodle to make it look like they care for the people. Gov. Daniels cared, and he balanced the state budget. Gov. Pence cared, and he lowered the state personal income tax. Gov. Holcomb cares, and he is going to pass a hate crimes bill? Give me a break! If someone shoots me and kills me, it doesn’t matter if they love me or hate me, I am just as dead, and the crime of murder demands the death penalty for them. Nuff said.

Respectfully,

James Brown, Spearsville Road

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