These counter-vandals did maybe a few dollars in damage to a slogan painted on a street.
California couple charged with hate crime for allegedly vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural
"Allegedly"? Not a lot of room for doubt.
A white California couple has been charged with a hate crime after they were seen on video defacing a Black Lives Matter mural, according to a statement from the Contra Costa District Attorney's office.
Two people, identified by the district attorney as Nicole Anderson, 42, and David Nelson, 53, were seen on July 4 painting over the B and L in the word "Black," which had been painted in yellow, with black paint.
In the video, the man identified as Nelson can be heard saying, "There is no racism. It's a leftist lie," and, "No one wants Black Lives Matter here."
When a woman could be heard asking, "What's wrong with you?" the man replied, "We're sick of this narrative, that's what's wrong. The narrative of police brutality, the narrative of oppression, the narrative of racism. It's a lie."
He was wearing Trump 2020 garb and yelled "Make America Great Again."
Anderson was the one seen painting over the letters, while Nelson stood alongside her and at one point fetched another can of paint from a car.
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