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Man draws swastikas at Wyoming town hall in protest of Pride flags
- Evansville resident Jeremy Brown marked more than a dozen swastikas around the town hall and police station on Monday and Tuesday to express his opposition to the LGBTQ Pride flags installed on municipal grounds during the community’s weeklong Pride celebrations.
- Brown’s actions followed the recent installation of Pride flags by Casper Pride donors, sparking controversy amid ongoing free speech and city support clashes impacting many towns this month.
- Brown threatened to continue drawing swastikas and to place swastika flags if Pride flags remain, prompting aggressive pushback and a community pizza party to cover the symbols with supportive messages.
- Evansville Mayor Candace Machado stated the Pride flag symbolizes inclusion and affirmed First Amendment rights, while Police Chief Mike Thompson noted a public safety concern and called for flag-use ordinances.
- The incident placed Evansville on alert amid divided community responses, highlighting the town’s challenge balancing free speech with condemning hate, as officials monitor potential escalation carefully.
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Man draws swastikas at Wyoming town hall in protest of Pride flags
The man, who is from Evansville, a small town near Casper, readily admitted to the act, calling it a "free speech thing," alleging that the Pride flags were "projecting hate."
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thueringer-allgemeine.deAn almost two-metre swastika infuriates residents and passers-by. It is not the first incident of this kind. The Erfurt police are looking for witnesses.
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