‘KKK’ graffiti on home in northwest investigated as possible hate crime – Calgary Herald

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'It is not a victimless crime and actually has far-reaching effects in the community as others see the hateful message and can also feel targeted'

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Police say racist graffiti sprayed on a home in the northwest Royal Oak community is being investigated as a possible hate-motivated crime.

On Tuesday morning, a woman noticed the letters KKK and the word rat had been spray-painted on the garage door and side of her home on Royal Birch Mount N.W.

Graffiti of this nature can really harm someones sense of safety, especially when it targets their home, said Senior Const. Craig Collins, Hate Crimes Coordinator with the Calgary Police Service.

It is not a victimless crime and actually has far-reaching effects in the community as others see the hateful message and can also feel targeted.

No other homes in the area were vandalized, said police, and the graffiti had been erased as of Wednesday.

The letters KKK denote the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist terrorist group that has menaced and murdered Black people in the U.S. South.

In recent weeks, residents of the community also say theyve noticed the name of a white supremacist website scrawled on park benches and mailboxes.

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