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azurnoir

(45,850 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2015, 03:56 PM Jun 2015

FBI investigating a series of arsons at black churches

Source: BBC

Last week six fires hit black churches in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and Tennessee.

Three have been ruled arsons and the others are still under investigation.

"They're being investigated to determine who is responsible and what motives are behind them," FBI spokesman Paul Bresson told BuzzFeed News.

No one has been hurt in the fires, but many of the churches were completely destroyed.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is also assisting local authorities in the arson investigations.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33314222

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FBI investigating a series of arsons at black churches (Original Post) azurnoir Jun 2015 OP

K&R giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #1

The FBI were on the cases from the beginning, but it takes the foreign media to inform Americans. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #3

That's good to know, all I had heard was that the local giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #6

It takes the foreign press to inform Americans about so many things. kath Jun 2015 #8

There is an "end game" with the teaparty types, both with Gays and Blacks...I fear randys1 Jun 2015 #2

I personally double dog dare them. Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #5

Kind of slow on the uptake boys? Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #4

The one here in Tallahassee may have been electrical, not arson csziggy Jun 2015 #7

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2015 #9

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:01 PM

Jun 2015

It's about time.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

3. The FBI were on the cases from the beginning, but it takes the foreign media to inform Americans.

Reply to giftedgirl77 (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:11 PM

Jun 2015

If they do not report on it the American can pretend it all did not happen.

White privilege is even more a thing in the American media than the general public.

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

6. That's good to know, all I had heard was that the local

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:30 PM

Jun 2015

authorities were involved & didn't think they were hate crimes. As a minority I am well aware of the lovely whitewashing the media does whenever a minority is involved, unless they are the accused of course.

kath

(10,565 posts)

8. It takes the foreign press to inform Americans about so many things.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 06:32 PM

Jun 2015

Our mainstream media is lame beyond belief.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

2. There is an "end game" with the teaparty types, both with Gays and Blacks...I fear

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:09 PM

Jun 2015

this is part of it.

Elmer S. E. Dump

(5,751 posts)

5. I personally double dog dare them.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:26 PM

Jun 2015

They would be slaughtered along with their flags. I'll help if need be.

Elmer S. E. Dump

(5,751 posts)

4. Kind of slow on the uptake boys?

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:25 PM

Jun 2015

I think we all know what the motivation is.

csziggy

(34,141 posts)

7. The one here in Tallahassee may have been electrical, not arson

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 05:42 PM

Jun 2015

Tallahassee Fire Department officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation but early indications lead officials to believe that it may have been an electrical fire.

A large tree limb fell on the property and power lines causing an electrical short, according to firefighters.

The fire resulted in a total loss for the church estimated at $700,000.
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/TFD-Responding-to-Structure-Fire-near-Wakulla-Campbell-Streets-310032681.html

Another one may not have been arson:

“We want to be sure, 100 percent sure, that this was an accidental fire, not on purpose,” Gibson County Fire Chief Bryan Cathey said.

Cathey said he believes the fire probably started on or near the roof and that lightning may be to blame. “The neighbor said that there was lightning strikes in the area,” he said. “A couple of them rocked the ground about 30 minutes before we were paged.”
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Bomb--Arson-ATF-investigate-Gibson-Co-church-fire-309607781.html

The three do seem to have been, though, and the other one is undetermined.

Six predominately black Southern churches burn within a week; arson suspected in at least three
By Lindsey Bever June 29 at 3:59 AM

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On June 26, the Glover Grove Baptist Church in Warrenville, S.C., burned down. Police said no cause for the fire has been determined.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/29/six-predominately-black-southern-churches-burn-within-a-week-with-arson-suspected-in-at-least-three/

Solly Mack

(90,803 posts)

9. K&R

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 06:46 PM

Jun 2015

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