California lawmakers demand swastikas be removed from house

Published February 26, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015: Robert Dixon, left, and Kraig Smith, demonstrate outside a home calling for removal of swastikas displayed on the home in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. State lawmakers on Thursday demanded that a California man take down poster-size swastikas displayed in front of his house, calling the signs racist and vulgar but acknowledging the person had a right to free speech.

"It's time to remove this disgusting display of racism from our community," said state Sen. Marty Block, D-San Diego, chairman of the Legislative Jewish Caucus.

The symbols desecrate the memory of 6 million Jews who died in concentration camps, he said.

On the front door of the Sacramento house is a depiction of the American flag with a swastika replacing the stars next to the stripes. Two Israeli flags show swastikas in place of the Star of David.

No one answered a knock on the door, where a note asked for privacy.

Police received a call Monday about the house in the middle-class River Park neighborhood, and a welfare check found there were no reportable crimes, Sacramento police spokesman Officer Justin Brown said.

"We haven't received any other complaints," he said.

On Thursday, Block was joined by lawmakers, veterans and labor leaders in calling for the homeowner to voluntarily remove the signs.

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